In re: NC Swine Farm Nuisance Litigation

Filing 555

ORDER granting 551 Motion for Discovery - Suspend or Reschedule Blanks Hog Operation Site Inspections. Because the subsequent deadlines in Blanks and Blow will be impacted by the stay, the court stays all deadlines in the Blanks and Blow cases pen ding a status conference to be held on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. in Raleigh, North Carolina, 7th Floor, Courtroom 2, before Senior Judge W. Earl Britt and Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr. The parties shall be prepared to discuss scheduling related to all pending cases. Signed by United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr. on 2/6/2019. (Edwards, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:15-CV-13-BR
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IN RE: NC SWINE FARM
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NUISANCE LITIGATION
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ORDER

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:
Blanks v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-219-BR
Blow v. Murphy-Brown, LLC, No. 7:14-CV-232-BR
These cases are before the undersigned on Plaintiffs' motion to suspend or reschedule the
dates for the Blanks hog farm site inspections. [DE-5 51]. Defendant filed a response in opposition
[DE-553], and the court held a telephonic hearing on February 5, 2019. The Plaintiffs in agreeing
to schedule the Blanks hog farm inspections for February 7, 11, 12, and 13, reasonably anticipated
that they would occur after the conclusion of the McGowan trial, previously scheduled to begin on
January 7, and prior to the start of the Anderson trial, currently set for March 4. However, due to
circumstances beyond the parties' control, i:e., a lapse in government appropriations, the McGowan
trial was delayed until January 31.
In light of the change in schedule, and given Dr. Rogers' need to prepare for his trial
testimony and the hog farm inspections, Plaintiffs' motion to stay the Blanks hog farm inspections
is allowed for good cause shown. Furthermore, because the subsequent deadlines in Blanks and
Blow will be impacted by the stay, the court stays all deadlines in the Blanks and Blow cases pending

a status conference to be held on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. in Raleigh, North

Carolina, 7th Floor, Courtroom 2, before Senior Judge W. Earl Britt and Magistrate Judge Robert
B. Jones, Jr. The parties shall be prepared to discuss scheduling related to all pending cases.
SO ORDERED, the 6th day of February 2019.

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Ro~B:JOeJr. I
United States Magistrate Judge

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