Rogers et al v. Tennessee Valley Authority

Filing 14

ORDER granting 13 the parties' Joint MOTION for Entry of Discovery Orders and for a Stay of Proceedings Pending Resolution of Phase I Trials in the TVA Ash Spill Litigation. The Court hereby orders this matter STAYED pending the trial and disposition of the Phase I TVA ash spill litigation cases. The parties shall appear before the undersigned for a status and/or scheduling conference on 4/10/2012 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 3A. However, if the disposition of the Phas e I cases should indicate that this conference should be moved to an earlier date, moved to a later date, or cancelled, the parties shall contact the chambers of the undersigned. Signed by Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton on September 1, 2011. (AYB)

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
LUTHER H. ROGERS and
CHARLEEN E. ROGERS,
Plaintiffs,

V.
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY,
Defendant.

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No. 3:11-CV-217
(VARLAN/GUYTON)

ORDER
This case is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Rules of this Court, and
the referral of the District Judge for disposition of the Joint Motion for Entry of Discovery Orders
and for a Stay of Proceedings Pending Resolution of Phase I Trials in the TVA Ash Spill Litigation.
[Doc. 13], filed jointly by the parties.
In the Joint Motion, the parties request that the Court: (1) enter in this case the Order
Establishing Preservation Plan for Documents and Electronically Stored Information, which was
previously entered in other TVA ash spill litigation cases, e.g. Chesney v. TVA, No. 3:09-CV-09,
Doc. 65; (2) enter in this action the Protective Order previously entered in other TVA ash spill
litigation cases, e.g., Armes v. TVA, No. 3:09-CV-491, Doc. 6;(3) stay the proceedings in this action
pending issuance of dispositive rulings in the Phase I trials; and (4) set a status conference in April
2012 for the purpose of establishing a scheduling order and setting a trial, if necessary.

The Court finds the parties’ requested relief to be well-taken, and the Joint Motion [Doc. 13]
is GRANTED. The requested orders will be entered forthwith. The Court hereby orders this matter
STAYED pending the trial and disposition of the Phase I TVA ash spill litigation cases. The parties
shall APPEAR before the undersigned on at 9:30 a.m. on April 10, 2012, for a status and/or
scheduling conference. However, if the disposition of the Phase I cases should indicate that this
conference should be moved to an earlier date, moved to a later date, or cancelled, the parties shall
contact the chambers of the undersigned.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:
s/ H. Bruce Guyton
United States Magistrate Judge

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