Light v. Menu Foods Income Fund

Filing 2

Light v. Menu Foods Income Fund

Doc. 2

Case 3:07-cv-00098

Document 2

Filed 04/18/2007

Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE BARBARA LIGHT Plaintiff, v. MENU FOODS INCOME FUND Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

DOCKET NO. 3:07-CV-00098

DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS Comes Defendant, MENU FOODS INCOME FUND (referred to as "MENU FOODS"), and moves this Court to stay all proceedings in this action pending a transfer decision by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") pursuant to U.S.C. §1407 and pending a determination of class certification by the transferee court pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(d)(1). In support thereof, Defendant relies upon its Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendant's Motion to Stay. WHEREFORE, Defendant respectfully requests that this Honorable Court enter an Order staying further proceedings, including but not limited to Defendant's obligation to file responsive pleadings in this matter, pending the transfer decision by the JPML and a determination of class certification by the transferee court.

1

Dockets.Justia.com

Case 3:07-cv-00098

Document 2

Filed 04/18/2007

Page 2 of 2

Respectfully Submitted this 18th day of April, 2007.

s/Jeffrey R. Thompson BPR#020310 Attorney for Defendant, Menu Foods Income Fund O'Neil Parker & Williamson, PLLC P.O. Box 217 Knoxville, Tennessee 37901 865-546-7190 865-546-0789 fax.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I do hereby certify that on April 18, 2007, an exact copy of the foregoing pleading was filed electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by operation of the Court's electronic filing system to all parties indicated on the electronic filing receipt. All other parties will be served by regular U.S. mail. Parties may access this filing through the Court's electronic filing system. This 18th day of April, 2007. /s Jeffrey R. Thompson for O'Neil, Parker & Williamson

2