Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC v. 3.25 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN THE CITY OF SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA, LOCATED ON PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NO. 151915000 (MAP NO. 48-10), IDENTIFIED AS TAX PARCEL 48-10 IN INSTRUMENT NO. 880030633... et al

Filing 10

OPINION AND ORDER. The deadline for any responses to Plaintiff's dispositive motions is STAYED pending further order of this Court, or until 2/21/18, whichever comes first. Signed by District Judge Henry C. Morgan, Jr., on 2/2/18. (bpet)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
NORFOLK DIVISION

FEB - 2 2018
US-Dty IHICT COURT
NORFOLK, VA

ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC,
Plaintiff

CIVIL N0.2:I8CV34

V.

3.25 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN THE
CITY OF SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA, ET
AL.,
Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

This matter comes before the Court upon the Emergency Motion to Suspend Briefing

Schedule on Plaintiffs Pending Motions, to set Scheduling Conference, and to Expedite Briefing
and Consideration of this Emergency Motion (the "Motion") filed by Defendants Eva Jones
Williams, Nathaniel Rueben Williams, Clayton Harpold, and Martha Mendez Jones (hereinafter
the "Landowners"). ECF No. 9.

According to the Landowners, Plaintiff Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC ("Plaintiff) served
"at least some of the Landowners" on January 25, 2018, with Plainfiffs Complaint, ECF No. 1,

Plainfiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 5, and Plaintiffs Motion for Summary
Judgment, ECF No. 7. The Landowners argue this creates a procedural posture in which they
must to respond to Plaintiffs dispositive mofions before they must answer Plaintiffs Complaint.
To avoid this situation, and given the approaching deadlines, the Court will stay any proceedings
on Plaintiffs dispositive motions until after the Landowners have been required to respond to the
Complaint.

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Accordingly, the deadline for any responses to Plaintiffs dispositive motions is
STAYED pending further order of this Court, or until February 21, 2018, whichever comes first.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to forward a copy of this Order to ail Counsel of Record.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/

Henry Coke Morgan, Jr.
Senior United States District Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JU

Norfolk, VA

February

2018