Butler-Adams v. Louis Vuitton North America

Background

Louis Vuitton North America, Inc. asked the court for a brief stay, meaning a pause, of deadlines to submit a joint letter and a jointly proposed case-management plan and scheduling order. The request also referred to a deadline for advising the court whether the parties were willing to conduct further proceedings before the assigned magistrate judge. The opinion states that this was the first request for an extension of those deadlines and that Cheryl Butler-Adams consented.

The defendant’s deadline to respond to the complaint had already been stayed by a prior court order while the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation considered a motion to transfer and centralize this action and other actions. The panel had completed briefing and scheduled oral argument for December 4, 2025. The parties argued that pausing the case-management deadlines would conserve judicial and party resources while the panel considered centralization.

Ruling

Judge Torres granted the request. The order specifically states that the deadline for the parties to submit a joint letter and proposed case-management plan is stayed pending the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s resolution of the motion to transfer and centralize this action and other actions. The order does not separately state a disposition for the request concerning whether the parties would proceed before the assigned magistrate judge.