Childress et al v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al

Filing 157

ORDER granting 155 Motion to Stay; denying without prejudice 80 Motion to Compel, 102 Motion to Certify Class, 109 PROPOSED Sealed Motion, 128 PROPOSED Sealed Motion; granting 84 Motion to Seal Document, 86 Motion to Seal Documen t, 117 Motion to Seal Document, 133 Motion to Seal Document. At the close of ninety days from the date of entry of this order, or earlier if mediation is successful or reaches an impasse, the parties shall file a joint notice and status repor t detailing what issues, if any, remain to be adjudicated. On the filing of the joint notice and status report, the clerk shall return the case to the Court's active docket without further order of the Court. Signed by US District Judge Terrence W. Boyle on 5/18/2018. (Stouch, L.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:16-CV-298-BO
GARY and ANNE CHILDRESS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., et al.,

Defendants.

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ORDER

This matter is before the Court on the parties' joint motion to stay consideration of
plaintiffs' pending motions pending the outcome of mediation between the parties. [DE 155].
For good cause shown, the joint motion is GRANTED. The motions to certify class and to
compel [DE 80, 109, 128 & 102] are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, with permission to
refile in the event the matters are not resolved through mediation. The motions to seal filed by
JPMorgan Chase [DE 84, 86, 117, 133] are GRANTED.
In light of the above, this action is hereby STAYED. The clerk is DIRECTED to remove
this case from the Court's active docket while the parties pursue mediation. At the close of
ninety days from the date of entry of this order, or earlier if mediation is successful or reaches an
impasse, the parties shall file a joint notice and status report detailing what issues, if any, remain
to be adjudicated. On the filing of the joint notice and status report, the clerk shall return the
case to the Court's active docket without further order of the Court.

SO ORDERED, this

j__2_ day of May, 2018.

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TERRENCE W. BOYLE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ruDGE

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