Wood v. EquityExperts.Org, LLC

Filing 35

ORDER staying and administratively closing case. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPer)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
TAMAKA WOOD,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 2:16-cv-13276

v.

HONORABLE STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III

EQUITYEXPERTS.ORG, LLC,
Defendant.
______________________________/
ORDER STAYING AND
ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING THE CASE
On September 12, 2016, Plaintiff filed a complaint. ECF 1. On December 4, 2018,
the Court ordered the parties to submit a joint status report regarding whether the Court
should refer the case and other similar cases to global mediation. ECF 32. On
December 14, 2018, the parties submitted a joint status report. ECF 34. Plaintiff
opposed global mediation and Defendant supported either global mediation or a global
stay pending an appeal in Sparks v. EquityExperts.Org, LLC, Case No. 2:17-cv-11330
(Judge Cleland). ECF 34, PgID 329, 331.
Sparks was filed by Melvin and Angela Sparks ("Sparks Plaintiffs") against
Defendant on April 26, 2017. Sparks involved the same three claims Plaintiff asserts
here and a similar fact pattern. On October 23, 2018, after a jury trial, judgment was
entered in favor of Defendant. On November 20, 2018, the Sparks Plaintiffs filed a notice
of appeal. Given the similarities in the two cases and the unwillingness of the parties
here to agree on mediation efforts, the Court will stay the case pending the Sixth
Circuit's resolution of the appeal in Sparks.

WHEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that the CLERK of the Court shall STAY
the case until further order of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the CLERK shall ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSE
the case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if either party is interested in reopening the case,
they shall FILE a motion to reopen the case within 45 days of the Sixth Circuit's decision
in Sparks v. EquityExperts.Org, LLC, Case No. 2:17-cv-11330.
SO ORDERED.
s/Stephen J. Murphy, III
STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III
United States District Judge
Dated: December 18, 2018
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or
counsel of record on December 18, 2018, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/David P. Parker
Case Manager

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