Bell et al v. Bolivar County, Mississippi et al

Filing 36

ORDER denying 33 Motion to Stay. The court is not inclined to stay this matter. However, the court will extend the existing, unexpired case management deadlines. The discovery deadline is extended until August 22, 2014, and the motions deadline is now September 12, 2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jane M. Virden on 06/11/2014. (lec)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
ARETHA BELL, et al.

PLAINTIFFS

VS.

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 4:13-cv-141-NBB-JMV

BOLIVAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, et al.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY
This matter is before the court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Stay [33]. Upon due
consideration of the motion, the court finds the motion is not well taken and should be denied.
At the outset of this litigation, the undersigned magistrate judge specifically informed
counsel she has no discretion to move the existing deadlines so as to cause the dispositive
motions’ deadline to fall within four months of an assigned trial date. Since the trial date in this
case is January 12, 2015, there is relatively little time to complete discovery in accordance with
the assigned deadlines. As such, the court is not inclined to stay this matter. However, the court
will extend the existing, unexpired case management deadlines up to, but not to exceed, the
aforementioned four-month period. Accordingly, the discovery deadline is extended until August
22, 2014, and the dispositive motion deadline is now September 12, 2014. No further extensions
will be permitted absent a trial continuance.
SO ORDERED, this the 11th day of June, 2014.
/s/ Jane M. Virden
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE