Free Order on Motion to Stay - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00644-CFD

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

BRUCE CHARLES RYAN, et al., -Plaintiff

-v-

CIVIL 3:03CV00644(CFD)(TPS)

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE, et al., -Defendant RULING ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY AND SET LOCATION [Dkt. 93-1] To the extent this motion seeks to stay

discovery, it is DENIED. The filing of a motion to dismiss, even one under Rule 12(b)(1), does not automatically warrant a stay of discovery. And a stay is not warranted in the circumstances of

this case substantially for the reasons set forth in plaintiffs' opposing memorandum (Dkt. 94). To the extent this motion also

seeks a change in the location of the re-noticed depositions from Stamford to New York City, the motion also is DENIED. finds that conducting the depositions in the nearby The court City of

Stamford is not unduly inconvenient, unfair, or burdensome in the circumstances, many of which are set forth in plaintiffs' opposing memorandum (Dkt. 94, at 13 - 19), and that, further, for reasons of cost, efficiency, and overall convenience the depositions should be conducted in Stamford. IT IS SO ORDERED DATED at Hartford, Connecticut this 22nd day of September, 2005.

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/s/ Thomas P. Smith Thomas P. Smith United States Magistrate Judge