Yates v. Davis et al

Filing 19

ORDER granting 17 Motion to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference and Discovery as well as the parties' obligation to confer and submit a proposed case management plan, pending the Court's resolution of the motion to dismiss. Counsel is reminded to read the order in its entirety for critical deadlines and information. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 2/14/2018. (Collins, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN DIVISION
4:18-cv-00001-FL
MOLLY YATES, Individually, next-of-kin,
personal representative and widow of,
BRADLEY YATES,
Plaintiff,
v.
TYREE DAVIS, current chief of the Enfield, N.C.,
Police Department, in his individual and official
capacity, and WILLIE TILLERY, former chief of
the Enfield, N.C., Police Department, in his
individual and official capacity, and WES TRIPP,
Sheriff of Halifax County, in his individual and
official capacity, and WILLIE HAMMIEL, officer
of the Enfield Police Department, in his official
and individual capacity, and JASON KETTER,
Deputy Sheriff of Halifax County, in his official
and individual capacity, and SERGEANT
CHRISTOPHER BODEN, Deputy Sheriff of
Halifax County, in his official and individual
capacity,

ORDER STAYING
DISCOVERY

Defendants

FOR THE REASONS granted in the Halifax County Sheriff Defendants' Consent
Motion to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference and Discovery (Doc. No. 17), the parties' obligation to
confer and submit a proposed case management plan, as directed by this Court's Order of
February 5, 2018 (Doc. No. 16), is hereby stayed pending the Court's resolution of the motion to
dismiss, and the discovery period is also hereby stayed during this period.
The parties are free to submit a proposed consent protective order to obtain the file of the
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation of this matter during the period of stay.

WBD (US) 42081094v1

This is the 14 day of February, 2018.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE