Wittman v. Humana Health Plan, Inc.

Filing 16

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION 15 TO STAY. Signed by District Judge Gina M. Groh on 6/23/2014. (tlg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
MARTINSBURG

IMPULSE MONITORING, INC.,

Plaintiff,
v.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-CV-51
(JUDGE GROH)

HUMANA HEALTH PLAN, INC.
Defendant.

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO STAY
The above-styled matter came before the Court for consideration of the parties’
“Joint Motion for Stay” [Doc. 15] filed on June 19, 2014. The parties ask this Court to stay
proceedings in this matter while the parties are negotiating a contemplated global
settlement in approximately sixty-six similar disputes in various jurisdictions throughout the
United States.
In this case, both parties agree to a stay of proceedings in this matter. In light of the
global nature of the contemplated settlement negotiations and in the interests of judicial
economy, the Court GRANTS the parties’ Joint Motion to Stay and ORDERS that
proceedings are STAYED in this matter except for the pending motion to dismiss. The
Court ORDERS the parties to file a response and a reply, if any, to the motion to dismiss
so that the Court may rule on the pending motion. Additionally, unless the Court is advised
at an earlier date of a related settlement or non-settlement, the parties shall report the
status of their negotiations through a joint filing on or before sixty days following the entry
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of this Order and shall show cause why the stay should not be lifted if the case has not
been settled at that point.
It is so ORDERED.
The Clerk is directed to transmit copies of this Order to all counsel of record herein.
DATED: June 23, 2014

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