Sweet Baby Lightning Enterprises LLC v. Keystone Capital Corporation

S.D. New York

Sweet Baby Lightning Enterprises LLC v. Keystone Capital Corporation

District Court, S.D. New York·Decided October 27, 2021·No. 1:21-cv-06528·Unknown

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USDC-SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC#: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED: 10/27/2021

SWEET BABY LIGHTNING ENTERPRISES LLC and JOHN SLATER, Plaintiffs, No. 21-CV-6528 (RA) Vv. ORDER KEYSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION, FRANK NOCITO and MALCOLM TAUB, Defendants.

RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: On October 25, 2021, Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in this action and moved for a stay of discovery pending the Court’s resolution of their motion to dismiss. Dkt. 17-8. “Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a court has discretion to stay discovery ‘for good cause shown.’” Spencer Trask Software & Info. Servs., LLC v. RPost Int’l Ltd., 206 F.R.D. 367, 368 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). Having considered the relevant factors in deciding whether to stay discovery pending a dispositive motion—the strength of the dispositive motion, the breadth of discovery sought and the burden of responding to it, and prejudice to the party opposing the stay, see id. —the Court finds that a stay is appropriate here. Accordingly, discovery in this action is hereby stayed pending further order of the Court. SO ORDERED. Dated: October 27, 2021 (7 New York, New York KA. ST Ronnie Abrams United States District Judge

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USDC-SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC#: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED: 10/27/2021

SWEET BABY LIGHTNING ENTERPRISES LLC and JOHN SLATER, Plaintiffs, No. 21-CV-6528 (RA) Vv. ORDER KEYSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION, FRANK NOCITO and MALCOLM TAUB, Defendants.

RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: On October 25, 2021, Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in this action and moved for a stay of discovery pending the Court’s resolution of their motion to dismiss. Dkt. 17-8. “Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a court has discretion to stay discovery ‘for good cause shown.’” Spencer Trask Software & Info. Servs., LLC v. RPost Int’l Ltd., 206 F.R.D. 367, 368 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). Having considered the relevant factors in deciding whether to stay discovery pending a dispositive motion—the strength of the dispositive motion, the breadth of discovery sought and the burden of responding to it, and prejudice to the party opposing the stay, see id. —the Court finds that a stay is appropriate here. Accordingly, discovery in this action is hereby stayed pending further order of the Court. SO ORDERED. Dated: October 27, 2021 (7 New York, New York KA. ST Ronnie Abrams United States District Judge

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