Cunningham et al v. M&T Bank Corp. et al

Filing 154

ORDER (Memorandum 153 filed previously as separate docket entry) - It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. M&T's motion for stay of discovery & further proceeings 144 is DENIED.; 2. Discovery shall proceed as outlined in previous orders of ct & memo issued today 153 .; 3. Parties' remaining disputes w/ re: whether certain of pltfs' disc requests are w/in scope of limited disc permitted by ct REFERRED to Chief Magistrate Judge Carlson for assignment to & resolution by a U.S. magistrate judge. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 1/14/14. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

JUDITH CUNNINGHAM, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
M&T BANK CORP., et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:12-cv-1238
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 14th day of January, 2014, upon consideration of the motion
(Doc. 144) by defendants M&T Bank Corporation, M&T Bank, and M&T Mortgage
Reinsurance Company (collectively “M&T”) seeking a stay of discovery and all
further proceedings in this action pending resolution of a related case, Riddle v.
Bank of America Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163526 (E.D. Pa. Nov 18, 2013), by
the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and upon consideration of the opposition papers
and arguments filed by plaintiffs and by M&T’s co-defendants Radian Guaranty,
Inc., (“Radian”) and Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. (“MGIC”), and for all of

the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED
that:
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M&T’s motion (Doc. 144) is DENIED.

2.

Discovery shall proceed as outlined in previous orders of this court and
in the memorandum issued on today’s date.

3.

The parties’ remaining disputes with respect to whether certain of
the plaintiffs’ discovery requests are within the scope of the limited
discovery permitted by the court are REFERRED to Chief Magistrate
Judge Martin C. Carlson for assignment to and resolution by a United
States magistrate judge.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania

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