Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension-Annuity Trust Fund v. Smith et al

Filing 100

ORDER granting 99 Motion for Leave to File Reply. Signed by Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles on 11/15/13. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

ORDER:
Motion granted.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
IN RE COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.
SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE LITIGATION

U.S. Magistrate Judge

Master Docket No. 3:11-cv-00489
(Consolidated with No. 3:11-cv-00598 and
No. 3:11-cv-00952)

This Document Relates To: All Actions
Judge John T. Nixon
Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A REPLY IN FURTHER
SUPPORT OF MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY
Pursuant to Local Rule 7.01(b), Defendants T. Mark Buford, W. Larry Cash, John A.
Clerico, James S. Ely, III, John A. Fry, William Norris Jennings, Julia B. North, T. Wayne
Smith, H. Mitchell Watson, Jr., and Community Health Systems, Inc. (“CHSI”) (collectively,
“Defendants”) respectfully request leave of Court to file a Reply in further support of their
Motion to Stay Discovery (Doc. No. 91).
In their response to Defendants’ Motion to Stay Discovery, Plaintiffs raise new facts,
both in their Opposition and in a Declaration filed with their Opposition, as the basis for denying
Defendants’ Motion. (Doc. Nos. 92, 93.) Additionally, Plaintiffs dispute the standard for
granting a discovery stay under Sixth Circuit law. Defendants’ proposed Reply, attached as
Exhibit 1, addresses these important issues.
Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant the Motion and direct
the clerk to enter the attached Reply on the docket.