In re: NC Swine Farm Nuisance Litigation

Filing 517

ORDER granting 513 Joint Motion for Continuance and Stay of Discovery. Counsel is reminded to read the order in its entirety for critical deadlines and information. Signed by Senior Judge W. Earl Britt on 8/23/2018. (Edwards, S.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
Master Case No. 5:15-CV-00013-BR
IN RE: SWINE FARM NUISANCE
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LITIGATION
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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:
McKiver v. Murphy-Brown LLC, No. 7:14-CV-00180-BR
McGowan v. Murphy-Brown LLC, No. 7:14-CV-00182-BR
Anderson v. Murphy-Brown LLC, No. 7:14-CV-00183-BR
Gillis v. Murphy-Brown LLC, No. 7:14-CV-00185-BR
Blanks v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-00219-BR
Blow v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-00232-BR
Artis v. Murphy-Brown LLC, No. 7:14-CV-00237-BR
ORDER
The matter is before the court on the parties’ joint motion for continuance and stay of
discovery. (DE # 513.) For good cause shown, the motion to continue the trials in Gillis v.
Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-185 (“Gillis”), McGowan v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No.
7:14-CV-182 (“McGowan”), Anderson v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-183
(“Anderson”), and McKiver v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-180 (“McKiver”), is
ALLOWED. The court ORDERS that the fourth trial plaintiffs’ trial in Gillis be continued to 13
November 2018, and the fifth trial plaintiffs’ trial in McGowan be continued to 7 January 2019.
The sixth trial plaintiffs’ trial in Anderson and the seventh trial plaintiffs’ trial in McKiver will
be set by separate order.
Additionally, the court ORDERS that discovery in Blanks v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No.
7:14-CV-219-BR (“Blanks”), and Blow v Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-232-BR
(“Blow”), is stayed until 13 November 2018. The dates provided in the scheduling orders at DE

# 503 and DE # 510 for Blanks and Blow are amended as follows.1 Future requests for
continuances of trial and/or stay of discovery will be disfavored.

Original Dates
Friday, 24 August 2018
Monday, 27 August 2018
Friday, 7 September 2018
Monday, 10 September through Monday, 8
October 2018
Monday, 17 September 2018
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Friday, 12 October 2018
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Monday, 22 October 2018
Friday, 23 November 2018
Friday, 14 December 2018

Amended Dates
Friday, 16 November 2018
Monday, 19 November 2018
Friday, 30 November 2018
Monday, 3 December through Monday, 31
December 2018
Monday, 10 December 2018
Wednesday, 2 January 2019
Friday, 4 January 2019
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Monday, 14 January 2019
Friday, 15 February 2019
Friday, 8 March 2019

This 23 August 2018.

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W. Earl Britt
Senior U.S. District Judge

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The court’s orders at DE # 503 and DE # 510 otherwise remain the same.

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