Capps v. United States of America

Filing 24

ORDER granting 23 Joint Motion to Stay - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 8/15/2016. (Tripp, S.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
No. 7:15-CV-130-FL
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WANDA D. CAPPS,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

ORDER

UPON CONSIDERATION of the parties’ Joint Motion to Stay
Discovery

Deadlines

Pending

Private

Mediation

and

the

entire

record,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED on this 15th

day of August, 2016, that

the parties’ joint motion is GRANTED;
IT IS ORDERED FURTHER THAT:
1.

The

parties

will

work

together

to

find

and

schedule

a

suitable date for mediation with Mr. Don Beskind to be held
in the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern
District of North Carolina during November 2016 (except for
federal holidays).
2.

Before

mediation,

currently

the

outstanding

parties
discovery

shall

respond

requests,

to

all

including

any

follow-up pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37.

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3.

Within

seven

business

days

of

resolution

or

impasse

certified by the mediator, the parties shall file with the
court a joint written status update.
4.

If the case does not resolve in mediation, the parties
shall include in the status update their proposed plan for
continued case management and scheduling and shall file a
proposed amended scheduling order.
SO ORDERED.

LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
United States District Judge

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