Bridgeton Landfill, LLC v. Mallinckrodt LLC

Filing 45

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF STAY: For good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the joint motion to stay proceedings 39 is granted, and the claims of Bridgeton Landfill, LLC, as to defendants Mallinckrodt, LLC and EverZinc USA Inc. are stayed for 180 days, or until notice of resolution of the matter by mediation and/or a motion to terminate the stay from any party, whichever occurs first. (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS) Signed by District Judge Stephen R. Clark on 10/4/19. (JAB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DIVISION OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
BRIDGETON LANDFILL, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
MALLINCKRODT LLC,
Defendant.

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No. 4:18-cv-01800-SRC

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF STAY
For good cause shown,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the joint motion to stay proceedings [39] is granted, and
the claims of Bridgeton Landfill, LLC, as to defendants Mallinckrodt, LLC and EverZinc USA
Inc. are stayed for 180 days, or until notice of resolution of the matter by mediation and/or a motion
to terminate the stay from any party, whichever occurs first. The stay does not prohibit or delay
discovery to proceed as to Citigroup, Inc. and its present or former subsidiaries as previously
ordered.
Within twenty-one (21) days of November 20, 2019, the parties shall file a joint status
report advising the Court on the progress of mediation, the planned next steps for mediation, the
status of proceedings with the EPA, and discovery as to Citigroup and related entities.
Furthermore, at the conclusion of the stay, if the matter has not been resolved, the parties shall file
a joint memorandum advising the Court on the status of the case and proposing a schedule for
proceeding with the case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any party may move for early termination of the stay
entered by this Order upon a showing that they have provided at least thirty (30) days’ notice to
all other parties.
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So Ordered this 4th day of October, 2019.

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STEPHEN R. CLARK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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