Hull v. ConvergeOne, Inc.
- Susan Nelson
- 0:20-cv-00984
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Hull v. ConvergeOne, Judge Nelson stayed proceedings pending the Eighth Circuit’s full-court rehearing of Holbein.
The parties and the pending proceedings in Hull v. ConvergeOne, Inc.
What happened
In Hull v. ConvergeOne, Inc., both parties asked the District of Minnesota to pause the case while the Eighth Circuit reconsidered Holbein v. Baxter Chrysler Jeep, Inc. with all of its judges.
The court found that pausing the case would save time and resources for the court, the lawyers, and the parties.
Judge Susan Richard Nelson ordered the proceedings stayed until the Eighth Circuit resolves the rehearing.
The detailed version
- Hull v. ConvergeOne, Inc. · No. 0:20-cv-00984
- Susan Nelson
- Sept. 18, 2020
Background
The parties jointly requested a stay, meaning a pause in the proceedings, while the Eighth Circuit considered an en banc rehearing of Holbein v. Baxter Chrysler Jeep, Inc. The opinion states that the earlier Holbein opinion had been vacated after the rehearing was granted.
Court’s reasoning
The court explained that federal courts may pause proceedings to manage their dockets efficiently. It found that a stay would promote judicial economy and conserve the parties’ resources.
Ruling
Judge Susan Richard Nelson ordered that the proceedings be stayed pending resolution of the Eighth Circuit’s en banc rehearing in Holbein. The order did not decide the underlying claims in Hull v. ConvergeOne, Inc.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.