Black v. Department of Veteran Affairs

Filing 39

ORDER granting 37 STATUS REPORT (Joint) and Request for Continued Stay. Counsel is reminded to read the order in its entirety for critical deadlines and information. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 6/5/2024. (Collins, S)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:22-CV-0087-FL

KELLY BLACK
Plaintiff,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS,
Defendant.

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ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Fourth Motion
[D.E. 37] to Amend the Case Management Order [D.E. 29, 32, 34, 36], pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b).
For good cause shown, the parties’ motion is GRANTED.
The Court hereby stays this case for 90 days, up to and including August 12,
2024. The parties are ordered to file a Status Update on or before August 26, 2024. If
the parties are unable to amicably resolve this matter, they shall file a proposed joint
discovery plan no later than September 9, 2024, to address the completion of pending
discovery, with a dispositive motions deadline of thirty (30) days after the close of
discovery, per E.D.N.C. Local Rule 7.1(a).
SO ORDERED. This 5th day of May, 2024.

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LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
United States District Judge