Murphy v. Cleveland County, et al

Filing 52

ORDER denying Pltf's 49 Motion to Stay Initial Attorney Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf on 1/7/2022. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.) (ejb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:21-cv-00005-MOC-WCM
DANTE ANTONIA MURPHY

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Plaintiff,
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CLEVELAND COUNTY,
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Defendant.
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ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Stay Initial
Attorney Conference (the “Motion,” Doc. 49).
On December 22, 2021, Defendant filed its Answer. Doc. 46.
On December 23, 2021, the parties were advised that they were required
to conduct an Initial Attorneys Conference and file a Certificate of Initial
Attorneys Conference by January 13, 2022.
Also on December 23, 2021, Plaintiff filed a “Motion for Default
Judgment Against County of Cleveland and Sanctions Against Cleveland
County Commissioner Doug Bridges for Witness Tampering, Bribery,
Extortion” (the “Motion for Sanctions,” Doc. 47).
In the instant Motion, Plaintiff asks that the requirement for the parties
to conduct an Initial Attorneys Conference be stayed pending resolution of the
Motion for Sanctions.
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Having reviewed the Motion for Sanctions and the other filings in this
matter, the undersigned is not persuaded that this case should be delayed by
the stay of the requirement for the parties to conduct an Initial Attorneys
Conference while the District Court considers the Motion for Sanctions.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Stay Initial
Attorney Conference (Doc. 49) is DENIED.

Signed: January 7, 2022

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