United States of America ex rel. Alon Aharon v. Nuvance Health, Inc.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX REL. ALON AHARON, ET AL., No. 24-CV-524 (KMK) Plaintiffs, v. ORDER NUVANCE HEALTH, INC., ET AL., Defendants. KENNETH M. KARAS, District Judge: Defendants’ application to stay discovery pending resolution of Defendants’ pending Motion to Dismiss is denied. See Republic of Turkey v. Christie’s, Inc., 316 F. Supp. 3d 675 (S.D.N.Y. 2018) (denying plaintiff’s stay of discovery pending plaintiff’s motion to dismiss, where plaintiff failed to show good cause for the stay); see also Nielsen Co. (US) LLC v. TVSquared LTD, No. 23-CV-1581, 2023 WL 4363005, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. July 6, 2023) (same); RBG Mgmt. Corp. v. Vill. Super Mkt., Inc., No. 22-CV-7996, 2023 WL 1996920, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2023) (“[T]he filing of a motion to dismiss does not itself constitute ‘good cause,’ and courts have considerable discretion in determining whether a stay is warranted.”). The Parties are directed to file a case management plan by March 12, 2024. SO ORDERED. DATED: March 6, 2024 White Plains, New York ____________________________________ KENNETH M. KARAS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE