Newberry v. Champion et al
Filing
6
ORDER STAYING CASE. Signed by Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander on 06/27/16. (sd)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
OXFORD DIVISION
WEISSINGER NEWBERRY, III
vs.
PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:16-CV-143-DMB-SAA
JOHN W. CHAMPION, District Attorney of
Desoto County, Mississippi; PATRICK STEVEN
JUBERA, Assistant District Attorney; STATE
OF MISSISSIPPI
DEFENDANTS
ORDER STAYING CASE
Defendants John W. Champion and Patrick Steven Jubera filed a motion to dismiss the
above-styled case on the basis of Eleventh Amendment and absolute prosecutorial immunity.
Docket 4.
Under Rule 16(b)(3)(B) of the Uniform Local Rules of the United States District Courts
for the Northern and the Southern Districts of Mississippi, “[f]iling a motion to compel
arbitration, or a motion asserting an immunity defense or a jurisdictional defense stays the
attorney conference and disclosure requirements and all discovery, pending the court’s ruling on
the motion, including any appeal.”
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that all conferences, disclosure requirements,
discovery, and proceedings in this case are stayed, other than additional immunity motion
practice, pending full briefing and ruling on the motions to dismiss. Counsel for defendants is
directed to notify the undersigned within seven days of a ruling on the motions to dismiss.
This, the 27th day of June, 2016.
/s/ S. Allan Alexander
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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