Cook Waterfowl Foundation Inc v. Attorney General for the State of North Dakota

Filing 21

ORDER: The parties are directed to file a status report with court by 6/1/2012. By Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. (BG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
Cook Waterfowl Foundation, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Wayne Stenehjem, in his official capacity
as Attorney General for the State of North
Dakota,
Defendant.

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ORDER

Case No. 1:11-cv-040

Plaintiff initiated the above entitled action by complaint on April 27, 2011, challenging
North Dakota’s corporate farming law, codified at N.D.C.C. ch. 10-06.1.
The parties submitted a proposed scheduling and discovery plan dated September 21,
2011. Therein they advised the court a constitutional challenge to the State’s corporate farming
law was pending before the Stutsman County District Court in Stenehjem v. National Audubon
Society, Case No. 47-09-C-425. They further requested that the above-entitled action be stayed
pending a ruling on the substantive issues Stutsman County District Court in Stenehjem v.
National Audubon Society.The court granted their request and on September 23, 2011, the court
entered order staying the above-entitled action.
The parties are directed to file a report by June 1, 2012, that updates the court on the
status of Stenehjem v. National Audubon Society, Case No. 47-09-C-425.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 18th day of May, 2012.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge