Garcia-Wilder v. Savannah-Chatham County Public School District

• Court: District Court, S.D. Georgia
• Decided: May 15, 2025
• Docket: 4:25-cv-00084
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA SAVANNAH DIVISION

SHEILA GARCIA-WILDER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CV425-084 ) SAVANNAH-CHATHAM ) COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL ) DISTRICT, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER Defendant moves, with Plaintiff’s consent, to stay discovery pending resolution of its Motion to Dismiss. Doc. 12. The Court has broad discretion to stay discovery as part of its inherent authority to control its docket. Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997); see also Panola Land Buyers Ass'n v. Shuman, 762 F.2d 1550, 1560 (11th Cir. 1985) (“[A] magistrate [judge] has broad discretion to stay discovery pending decision on a dispositive motion.”). Having reviewed the motion, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Consent Motion to Stay Discovery. Doc. 12. All discovery deadlines are STAYED pending the District Judge’s disposition of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, doc. 10. Should any claims remain pending after the District Judge’s disposition of Defendant’s Motion, the parties are DIRECTED to confer and submit a report as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) within 14 days of such disposition. SO ORDERED, this 15th day of May, 2025.

CHRISTOPHER L. RAY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA