AIG Specialty Insurance Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Filing 72

ORDER. The Court hereby DENIES 71 the discovery plan without prejudice. AISLIC shall file within 14 days of this order a motion to stay discovery addressing the pertinent standards. Discovery is STAYED until the Court can rule on that motion. T he parties are ORDERED to file a joint status report regarding the underlying state court proceedings on 11/9/2017, and every 30 days thereafter until those proceedings formally conclude or the Court orders otherwise. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 10/25/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

AIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,

)
)
Plaintiff(s),
)
)
v.
)
)
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
)
COMPANY,
)
)
Defendant(s).
)
__________________________________________)

Case No. 2:17-cv-01260-APG-NJK
ORDER

16

Pending before the Court is the parties’ discovery plan. Docket No. 71. Neither party is particularly

17

keen on beginning discovery. AISLIC argues that discovery should be stayed pending resolution of its

18

motion for summary judgment, Docket No. 71 at 2, but has not filed a motion to stay discovery addressing

19

the pertinent standards, see, e.g., Kor Media Group, LLC v. Green, 294 F.R.D. 579 (D. Nev. 2013). Liberty

20

Mutual contends that it is not opposed to proceeding now with discovery, but simultaneously notes that the

21

underlying state court proceedings have not been finally resolved and that it will seek a stay in the event

22

the settlement of the underlying state court proceeding is not finalized. Docket No. 71 at 2.

23

The Court hereby DENIES the discovery plan without prejudice. AISLIC shall file within 14 days

24

of this order a motion to stay discovery addressing the pertinent standards. That motion shall be briefed

25

and decided in the normal course. Discovery is STAYED until the Court can rule on that motion.

26

//

27

//

28

//

1

The parties are ORDERED to file a joint status report regarding the underlying state court

2

proceedings on November 9, 2017, and every 30 days thereafter until those proceedings formally conclude

3

or the Court orders otherwise.

4

IT IS SO ORDERED.

5

DATED: October 25, 2017

6
7

______________________________________
NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
2