Granite State Insurance Company v. Songer Steel Services Inc.

Filing 7

ORDER STAYING AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE and setting a follow-up( TELEPHONIC Status Conference for 7/19/2016 10:30 AM before District Judge Robert H. Cleland) Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Case No. 15-14144
SONGER STEEL SERVS., INC.,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING THE CASE
The court held a telephonic status conference on March 9, 2016. The parties
have successfully reached a multi-party agreement with the litigants in the related state
court proceeding, allowing Plaintiff reasonable but limited participation in that discovery
process and, potentially, any eventual global settlement. The court finds that in the
interest of judicial economy, matters in this proceeding should be stayed while the
parties focus their efforts on a global settlement. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the case is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED
for statistical purposes only, without prejudice to any party’s rights. All further deadlines
in this case are SUSPENDED as well. The parties are DIRECTED to notify the court if a
global settlement agreement is reached so that the court may formally dismiss the case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties INFORM the court of the progress of
discovery and global settlement negotiations in a telephonic status conference to be
held on July 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. In the event settlement is reached before that
date, the parties shall submit a stipulated order of dismissal and the telephone

conference will be canceled.

s/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: March 18, 2016
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record
on this date, March 18, 2016, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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