8 Cited authorities

Bank of Waunakee v. Rochester Cheese Sales
906 F.2d 1185 (7th Cir. 1990) Cited 1,119 times
Holding that a motion for reconsideration performs a valuable function where the court has patently misunderstood a party, has made a decision outside the adversarial issues presented, or has made an error not of reasoning but of apprehension
Santamarina v. Sears, Roebuck Co.
466 F.3d 570 (7th Cir. 2006) Cited 310 times
Holding that transferee judge was permitted to reconsider order denying remand by transferor judge
Cenage Learning, Inc. v. Buckeye Books
531 F. Supp. 2d 596 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) Cited 13 times
Finding that when defendants are "separate entities and are presumptively entitled to have independent existence," plaintiff must establish a basis for subjecting each of them, individually to the jurisdiction of the court
Www.Turnstiles.Us, Inc. v. Modular Sec. Sys., Inc.
Civil Action No. 15-CV-01806-RM-MEH (D. Colo. Dec. 15, 2015)
Civil Action No. 15-CV-01806-RM-MEH 12-15-2015 WWW.TURNSTILES.US, INC., Plaintiff, v. MODULAR SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant. Judge Raymond P. Moore ORDER This matter is before the Court on Defendant Modular Security Systems, Inc.'s ("MSSI") motion to stay discovery and other due dates ("Motion") (ECF No. 24) pending the Court's resolution of Defendant's Rule 12(b)(2) motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction (ECF No. 9). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion
Sanders v. City of Indianapolis
1:09-cv-0622-SEB-JMS (S.D. Ind. Apr. 2, 2010) Cited 2 times
Noting increasing frequency of discovery stays in cases where dismissal motion raises substantial argument that plaintiff has no legally cognizable claims
Sprague v. Brook
149 F.R.D. 575 (N.D. Ill. 1993) Cited 16 times
Staying discovery because the "sole result of such discovery, pending the resolution of the OPM's motion [to dismiss], would be cost and inconvenience, which would impose an undue burden on the time and resources of [defendant] and its agents."
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 94,578 times 650 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 14,970 times 47 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Vertellus Holdings LLC et al v. W.R. Grace & CO.-CONN.

8 Cited authorities

Holding that a motion for reconsideration performs a valuable function where the court has patently misunderstood a party, has made a decision outside the adversarial issues presented, or has made an error not of reasoning but of apprehension

Holding that transferee judge was permitted to reconsider order denying remand by transferor judge

Finding that when defendants are "separate entities and are presumptively entitled to have independent existence," plaintiff must establish a basis for subjecting each of them, individually to the jurisdiction of the court

Noting increasing frequency of discovery stays in cases where dismissal motion raises substantial argument that plaintiff has no legally cognizable claims

Staying discovery because the "sole result of such discovery, pending the resolution of the OPM's motion [to dismiss], would be cost and inconvenience, which would impose an undue burden on the time and resources of [defendant] and its agents."

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"