Bennett et al v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. et al

Filing 63

ORDER granting 51 Motion to Stay Commencement of Phase II Discovery. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 6/12/2012. (Sawyer, D.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

WESTERN DIVISION

No.5:1O-CV-446-D

JAMES F. BENNETT and VERONICA L.

BENNETT, Personal Representatives of the

Estate of DANIEL BENNETT,

Plaintiffs,
vs.
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. and

ROCHE LABORATORIES INC.,

Defendants.

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION
TO STAY COMMENCEMENT OF PHASE II DISCOVERY
THIS MATTER COMING BEFORE the undersigned United States District Judge upon
Defendants Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Roche Laboratories Inc.'s, (hereinafter "Defendants")
Motion to Stay Commencement of Phase II Discovery brought pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
16(b)(4); and Plaintiffs James F. Bennett and Veronica L. Bennett, Personal Representatives of
. the Estate of Daniel Bennett (hereinafter "Plaintiffs''), having no opposition to this Motion; and
this Court having reviewed the Motion, supporting Memorandum, and Affidavits of Lynn
DeVenezia-Tobias and Charles F. McGovern, III, finds good cause to GRANT the Motion;

IT IS ·THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Motion is
ALLOWED and Phase II discovery and all subsequent deadlines are hereby stayed until such
time as the Court rules upon Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment.

SO ORDERED. This J..1. day of June 2012.

Chief United States District Judge

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