Dale v. Red Hat, Inc. et al

Filing 42

ORDER granting 38 Motion to Stay and denying as moot 39 Motion to Compel. All proceedings in the Action, including discovery, are hereby stayed for 90 days. Red Hat will update the Court at the earlier of obtaining a ruling from the bankruptcy court on settlement approval or 90 days on any need to resume litigation of this Action. Signed by Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle on 7/10/2019. (Stouch, L.)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
Case No. 5:18-CV-00262-BO
WENDY M. DALE,
Plaintiff

v.
RED HAT, INC.,
Defendant

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ORDER

Before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Stay ("Motion"). Specifically, Defendant Red
Hat, Inc. ("Red Hat") seeks to stay all proceedings in the instant employment action (the "Action")
for 90 days to allow the chapter 7 trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Plaintiff Wendy M. Dale to
seek approval from the bankruptcy court of his settlement agreement with Red Hat resolving the
Action.
Having reviewed the Motion, the Court finds that Red Hat has shown good cause for the
requested relief.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Stay [DE 38] is
GRANTED, and all proceedings in the Action, including discovery, are hereby stayed for 90
days. Red Hat will update the Court at the earlier of obtaining a ruling from the bankruptcy
court on settlement approval or 90 days on any need to resume litigation of this Action.
Plaintiffs motion to compel production of documents [DE 39] is DENIED AS MOOT in
light of the foregoing stay.

SO ORDERED, this the

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CIDEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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