LYTTLE v. The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al

Filing 87

Joint MOTION to Stay Proceedings by The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) (Cutler, David)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN DIVISION
Case No. 4:10-cv-142-D
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MARK DANIEL LYTTLE,
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Plaintiff,
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JOINT MOTION
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TO STAY
v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., )
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Defendants.
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JOINT MOTION TO STAY
Plaintiff, Mark Daniel Lyttle, and Defendant, the United States of America, respectfully
request that the Court stay all proceedings. The Parties advise the Court that they have agreed in
principle to a settlement of all claims against all remaining federal defendants, including the
individually-named federal defendants.
The Parties intend to finalize the settlement, including the drafting of any necessary
documentation, within the next sixty days. Thereafter, the Parties intend to file a stipulation and
joint motion for order of dismissal of all remaining claims with prejudice. Accordingly, the
Parties respectfully request a sixty-day stay of all proceedings.

Respectfully submitted,

[Signatures on next page]

STUART F. DELERY
Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division
RUPA BHATTACHARYYA
Director, Torts Branch
C. SALVATORE D’ALESSIO
Assistant Director, Torts Branch
/s/ James R. Whitman
JAMES R. WHITMAN
D.C. Bar No. 987694
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Torts Branch, Civil Division
P.O. Box 7146, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-7146
Tel:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
/s/ David G. Cutler
DAVID G. CUTLER
IL Bar No. 6303130
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Torts Branch
P.O. Box 7146
Washington, D.C. 20044 7146
Tel:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]

THOMAS G. WALKER
United States Attorney
Ellis W. Boyle
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for the United States

/s/ Brian P. Watt
Michael E. Johnson
Georgia Bar No. 395039
[e-mail]
Brian P. Watt
Georgia Bar No. 741841
[e-mail]
Alexandria J. Reyes
Georgia Bar No. 428936
[e-mail]
Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200
600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
Attorneys for Plaintiff Mark Daniel Lyttle

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 27th day of July, 2012, I electronically filed the foregoing
“Joint Motion To Stay” with the Clerk of Court using the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will
send notification of such filing to all parties of record.

/s/ David G. Cutler
DAVID G. CUTLER
Trial Attorney