Lane v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Filing 52

ORDER 1. Defendant's Motion to Disrniss (Doc. 7) is DENIED. 2. The Court notes that two Motions, including Defendant's Motion to Sever and Bifurcate the Contractual and Bad Faith Claims and to Stay Bad Faith Discovery (Doc. 23) remain pendi ng. Defendant shall have FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date of this Order in which to file a status report stating whether the relief requested in the Motion to Sever or Bifurcate and to Stay has been rendered moot, in whole or in part, by the Court's accompanying Opinion and the parties' apparent agreement to engage in bad faith discovery, (see Stipulation, Doc. 42, at ~ 1).Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 5/7/15. (jfg)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

JAMES T. LANE,

Plaintiff,

3:14·CV·01 045

v.

(JUDGE MARIANI)
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE CO.,
Defendant.
ORDER
AND NOW, THIS

7~

DAY OF MAY, 2015, upon consideration of

Defendant's Motion to Dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Defendant's Motion to Disrniss (Doc. 7) is DENIED.
2. The Court notes that two Motions, including Defendant's Motion to Sever and
Bifurcate the Contractual and Bad Faith Claims and to Stay Bad Faith Discovery
(Doc. 23) remain pending. Defendant shall have FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the
date of this Order in which to file a status report stating whether the relief requested
in the Motion to Sever or Bifurcate and to Stay has been rendered moot, in whole or
in part, by the Court's accompanying Opinion and the parties' apparent agreement to
engage in bad faith discovery, (see Stipulation, Doc. 42, at ~ 1).

obert D. Mariani
United States District Judge

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