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The Official Stanford Investors Committee et al v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP et al

MOTION Entry of a Discovery Scheduling Order in Connection with the Receiver and Committee Claims and to Defer Class Certification Scheduling Until the Determination of Class Certification Issues in Related Action

7 Cited authorities

  1. Clinton v. Jones

    520 U.S. 681 (1997)   Cited 2,661 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding in Section 1983 action no absolute immunity for damages arising from "unofficial conduct"

  2. Landis v. North American Co.

    299 U.S. 248 (1936)   Cited 8,236 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"

  3. Mediterranean Enters., Inc. v. Ssangyong Corp.

    708 F.2d 1458 (9th Cir. 1983)   Cited 497 times
    Holding that it is within the discretion of a district court to enter a stay, regardless whether the parallel proceeding is "judicial, administrative, or arbitral in character" (quoting Leyva v. Certified Grocers, 593 F.2d 857, 863 (9th Cir. 1979))

  4. Stavroff v. Midland Credit Management Inc.

    Cause No. 3:05-CV-127 AS (N.D. Ind. Jun. 8, 2005)   Cited 2 times

    Cause No. 3:05-CV-127 AS. June 8, 2005 OPINION AND SCHEDULING ORDER CHRISTOPHER A. NUECHTERLEIN, Magistrate Judge In accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f), a meeting was held on June 7, 2005. Plaintiff was represented by Derek Rieman and Defendants were represented by David M. Schultz. For the following reasons, this Court STAYS the issue of class certification. This Court now GRANTS Defendants' motion to bifurcate [Doc. No. 15]. Parties may proceed on the issue of liability to determine whether Plaintiff's

  5. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,789 times   1232 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

  6. Rule 16 - Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 16   Cited 33,474 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the sanctions authorized by Rule 37(b)

  7. Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 1   Cited 14,933 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"