Thomas v. Argenia LLC

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION KENNY THOMAS PLAINTIFF

v. CASE NO. 4:20-CV-00275 BSM CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S, LONDON DEFENDANT ORDER Kenny Thomas’s motion to stay discovery [Doc. No. 15] is denied because he has failed to show that “he cannot protect himself at [this] civil trial by selectively invoking his Fifth Amendment privilege . . . or that the two trials will so overlap that effective defense of both is impossible.”’ Koester v. Am. Republican Inv. Inc., 11 F.3d 818, 823 (8th Cir. 1993). IT IS SO ORDERED this 1st day of July, 2021.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE