O'Nan et al v. Nationwide Insurance Company et al

Filing 75

ORDER STAYING CASE. (See order for details.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 3/28/2017. (khm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:17cv5
ELIZABETH M.T. O’NAN,

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Plaintiff,
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NATIONWIDE INSURANCE
COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.
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ORDER

Pending before the Court are a plethora of motions filed by Defendants and
Plaintiff. In order to resolve these pending motions and conserve the resources of
the parties and the Court, the Court DIRECTS the parties as follows:
(1) The Court STAYS this case.
(2) Other than as specified in this Order, neither side may file
additional pleadings in this case. Any filing that does not comply
with this Order will be summarily stricken from the record.
(3) Defendants shall have until April 3, 2017, to file a respond to the
Motion to Amend [# 60]. Defendants’ response shall not exceed

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ten (10) days and should include no attachments or exhibits.
Plaintiff shall have until April 10, 2017, to file any reply in further
support of her Motion to Amend. Plaintiff’s reply is limited to five
(5) pages and shall not include any attachments or exhibits.
(4) Upon a ruling by this Court on the Motion to Amend [# 60] and the
Motion to Remand [# 20] by the District Court, this Court will
enter an Order directing either: (1) further briefing on the pending
motions to dismiss if the Court denies the Motion to Remand and
the Motion to Amend; or (2) a schedule for filling new motions to
dismiss or answers if the Court denies the Motion to Remand and
grants the Motion to Amend.
(5) Again, other than the briefing as directed by this Order on the
Motion to Amend, neither party may file any pleading or motions
with this Court until the Court directs otherwise.
(6) If some exceptional circumstance arises that either sides believes
requires the filing of an additional motion or pleading with this
Court, the party must first contact this Court and seek leave of
Court to file such motion or pleading.

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Signed: March 28, 2017

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