Cross v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS EL DORADO DIVISION

ZORA JONES, Individually and on behalf of others similarly situated PLAINTIFF

v. Case No. 1:20-cv-1047

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY DEFENDANT

ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion to Stay Proceedings. ECF No. 26. Plaintiff states that this motion is unopposed. The Court finds this matter ripe for consideration. On January 7, 2021, this Court granted Plaintiff’s request for a stay for eight (8) weeks due to the death of Plaintiff, Zora Jones. ECF No. 21. On March 9, 2021, this Court granted in part and denied in part Plaintiff’s request to extend the stay for three weeks. ECF No. 23. On March 30, 2021, Plaintiff filed the instant motion requesting an extension of the stay pending the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 141 S. Ct. 193 (2020).1 Since the Supreme Court has issued a decision on the above mentioned case, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s Motion to Stay Proceedings (ECF No. 26) should be and hereby is DENIED. Thus, the stay of this case is LIFTED. IT IS SO ORDERED, this 23rd day of July, 2021. /s/ Susan O. Hickey Susan O. Hickey Chief United States District Judge

1 The United States Supreme Court announced its decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid on April 1, 2021. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-511_p86b.pdf