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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 21, 2025

Joiner v. NHL Enterprises, Inc.

Judge
Lewis Kaplan
Docket
1:23-cv-02083
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureMotion to Dismiss
In one sentence

In Joiner v. NHL Enterprises, Judge Moses vacated the stay so the case could proceed.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs and defendants in the case, because the stay was lifted and the case could proceed.

What happened

Joiner v. NHL Enterprises, Inc. was stayed while an appeal in a related case was pending. After that appeal was decided, the parties asked to amend the complaint and update a motion to dismiss.

The court vacated the stay imposed on February 15, 2024. The order did not decide the updated motion to dismiss or the merits of the claims.

Judge Barbara Moses issued the order on January 21, 2025.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Joiner v. NHL Enterprises, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-02083
Judge
Lewis Kaplan
Date
Jan. 21, 2025

Background

The court had stayed the case on February 15, 2024, because an appeal was pending in a related proceeding. After the Second Circuit issued its decision in that proceeding, the parties jointly informed the court.

On October 23, 2024, the court allowed the plaintiffs to file an amended complaint and allowed the defendants to file an updated motion to dismiss. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to close the defendants’ earlier motion to dismiss but did not formally lift the stay. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on November 13, 2024, and the defendants filed an updated motion to dismiss on December 12, 2024.

Ruling

The court ordered that the stay imposed on February 15, 2024, was vacated. The order did not rule on the updated motion to dismiss or decide the underlying claims.

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