Thomason v. Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc et al

Filing 26

ORDER granting 25 Motion to Stay. Signed by Honorable Bruce Howe Hendricks on 3/16/2015.(abuc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION
William Thomason, Jr. as
Executor and Surviving Closest
Relative of William Poole Thomason
and Eugenia McCuen Thomason,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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Toyota Motor Engineering &
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Manufacturing North America, Inc.,
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
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Kentucky, Inc., and Toyota Motor Sales, )
U.S.A., Inc.
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Defendants.
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Civil Action No.: 6:14-cv-04895-BHH

ORDER STAYING PROCEEDINGS
FOR NINETY (90) DAYS

Plaintiff William Thomason, Jr., by his counsel; and all Toyota Defendants,
by their counsel, hereby jointly move the Court for the entry of an Order staying
all proceedings in this matter for a period of ninety (90) days to enable the
respective parties to engage in early resolution efforts; and counsel for all parties
having represented to the Court that they have met and conferred and are in
agreement that the requested stay offers opportunities for the potential resolution
of all claims involved in the instant case, the Court does hereby, in the exercise
of its discretion, stay all proceedings, including motion practice, discovery,
pretrial and related activity, for a period of ninety (90) days, commencing as of
the date of entry hereof. If the case is unresolved at the expiration of the ninety
(90) day period, the parties shall reconvene the Rule 26(f) conference within 2
weeks of the expiration of the stay.

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s/Bruce Howe Henricks
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The Honorable Bruce H. Hendricks
U.S. District Judge
March 16, 2015
Greenville, South Carolina.

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