Pierson et al v. Lawley et al

Filing 20

ORDER granting 17 Motion to Continue Stay. Signed by District Judge John Corbett O'Meara. (WBar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
RANDALL PIERSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

Case No. 12-10176
Hon. John Corbett O’Meara

v.
DHL HOLDINGS USA, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
_______________________________/
RANDALL PIERSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

Case No. 12-14393
Hon. John Corbett O’Meara

v.
DR. JEFFREY LAWLEY and
SAMANTHA MINEHART,
jointly and severally,
Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
MOTIONS TO CONTINUE STAY
Before the court are Plaintiffs’ motion to continue the stay in these cases.
The parties stipulated to a stay pending the Sixth Circuit’s issuance of a decision in
Jackson v. Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Servs., 731 F.3d 556 (6th Cir. 2013). The
Sixth Circuit issued an en banc opinion in Jackson on September 24, 2013. The
plaintiffs in Jackson have filed a petition for certiorari, which is pending. Plaintiffs

seek to continue the stay in these cases until the Supreme Court makes a decision
on the petition or issues an opinion on the merits.
Given that Jackson likely controls here, the court finds that justice and
judicial economy are best served by continuing the stay until the Supreme Court
rules.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ motions are GRANTED and the
above cases are STAYED until the U.S. Supreme Court denies certiorari in Jackson
or, if certiorari is granted, until the Court issues a decision on the merits.

s/John Corbett O’Meara
United States District Judge
Date: March 4, 2014

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel
of record on this date, March 4, 2014, using the ECF system.

s/William Barkholz
Case Manager

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