State of South Carolina v. LendingTree LLC

Filing 10

ORDER granting 9 Motion to Stay. Signed by Honorable Henry F. Floyd on 11/18/08.(alew, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT D I S T R I C T OF SOUTH CAROLINA S P A R T A N B U R G DIVISION

S T A T E OF SOUTH CAROLINA by and through H a ro ld W . Gowdy, III, in his capacity as Solicitor of t h e Seventh Judicial Circuit, P l a i n t i f f, v. L E N D I N G T R E E , LLC f/k/a LENDING-TREE, I N C . d/b/a LENDINGTREE.COM , R E A L E S T A T E . C O M , and LENDINGTREE, INC., D e fen d a n t.

C i v il Action No.: 7:08-3495-HFF

O R D E R STAYING ALL M A T T E R S PENDING O R D E R ON PLAINTIFF'S M O T I O N TO REM AND

I n State of South Carolina by and through Robert Ariail, in his capacity as Solicitor of the T h i r te e n th Judicial Circuit v. LendingTree, LLC, etc. (Civil Action No.: 6:08-3044-HFF) ("Ariail action") th is Court entered Orders on October 20, 2008 (Dkt. No. 21) and November 6, 2008 (Dkt. No. 32) that s ta ye d all matters in that action pending ruling on Plaintiff's Motion to Remand to state court (Dkt. No. 14 in the Ariail action). The stay included all matters, including Federal and Local Civil Rule disclosure and c o n f e r e n c e requirements and Plaintiff's response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss on October 22, 2008 in this action (Dkt. No. 6). P l a in tiff's response to the Motion to Dismiss in this action shall be due no later than fifteen (15) d a y s after entry of this Court's order on Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Dkt. No. 14 in the Ariail action). Defendant's reply in the Ariail action, if any, is due within ten (10) days of the filing of Plaintiff's response. P la i n tiff's motion is granted for good cause shown.

T H E R E F O R E , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to stay all matters pending the o r d e r on Plaintiff's Motion to Remand is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Henry F. Floyd T h e Honorable Henry F. Floyd United States District Judge N o v e m b e r _18__, 2008 S p a r ta n b u r g , SC