Brand v. Cox et al

Filing 159

ORDER - GRANTED IN PART re ECF no. 158 Motion; Plaintiff's obligation to file a response to the pending motion for summary judgment, and consequently Defendants' obligation to file a reply brief, is stayed until the court resolves Plaintiff's Rule 56(d) motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 12/5/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

3 THOMAS BRAND,
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Plaintiff

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Case No.: 3:17-cv-00043-MMD-WGC
Order
Re: ECF No. 158

6 JAMES "GREG" COX, et. al.,
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Defendants

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Plaintiff has filed a Motion to Stay Summary Judgment Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

10 Procedure 56(d)(2). (ECF No. 158.)
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Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED IN PART. Plaintiff's obligation to file a response to the

12 pending motion for summary judgment, and consequently Defendants' obligation to file a reply
13 brief, is stayed until the court resolves Plaintiff's Rule 56(d) motion. The motion should be
14 briefed according with the schedule under the Local Rules, and the court will set the matter for a
15 hearing, if necessary, once the matter is fully briefed.
16 IT IS SO ORDERED.
17 Dated: December 5, 2019
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William G. Cobb
United States Magistrate Judge