Southern v. Asbestos Processing LLC et al

Filing 251

ORDER notifying parties the court will allow a brief period of jurisdictional discovery, until 01/30/2014, before ruling upon the individual motions to dismiss. Signed by Honorable Joseph F Anderson, Jr on 11/19/2013. (bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Odell Parker; Ruth Parker; Larry Southern;
Roy Southern; Yvonne Harris; and Barbara
Patterson, individually and on behalf of
others similarly situated in the State of South
Carolina,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Asbestos Processing, LLC; Richard H.
Bishoff, PC; Richard H. Bishoff; John M.
Deakle; John W. Barrett; Barrett Law Group,
P.A.; A. Joel Bentley; A. Joel Bentley Law
Office; Paul T. Benton; Charles G. Blackwell,
Jr.; William R. Couch; Couch Law Firm;
Patrick C. Malouf; Porter & Malouf, P.A.;
Hammack, Barry, Thaggard & May, LLP;
David O. McCormick; Cumbest Cumbest
Hunter & McCormick; Crymes G. Pittman;
Pittman, Germany, Roberts & Welsh, LLP;
Anthony Sakalarios; Morris Sakalarios &
Blackwell, PLLC; John Michael Simms;
Eugene C. Tullos; Tullos & Tullos; Rance N.
Ulmer; Lawyer John Joe; Lawyer Jane Doe.
Defendants.
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C/A No. 0:11-1800-JFA

ORDER

Several of the new defendants in this case have filed motions to dismiss, and the
parties have briefed the issues. After reviewing the memoranda submitted, the court is of the
opinion that it would be best to allow a brief period of jurisdictional discovery before ruling
upon the individual motions. Accordingly, the court will allow the parties until January 30,
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2014, to conduct discovery limited to the question of jurisdiction over the new defendants.
The parties may then, if they wish, submit supplemental memoranda on the issue by February
13, 2014, and the court will hold a hearing on all motions at 10 a.m. on February 18, 2014.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

November 19, 2013
Columbia, South Carolina

Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
United States District Judge

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