Cochran v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

Background

The available text is a July 5, 2023 letter from Experian Information Solutions, Inc. asking the court to stay, or pause, discovery while the court decides Experian’s motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b). The letter says Experian had filed that motion on July 5, 2023. The supplied metadata lists the case as filed on July 6, 2023.

Experian’s arguments

Experian argued that there was good cause to pause discovery. It stated that Cochran had not identified specific inaccurate information on her consumer credit report and had not adequately alleged that Experian’s procedures were unreasonable. Experian characterized these as pleading requirements for Cochran’s claim.

The letter also stated that no party had requested discovery and that the court had not entered a discovery schedule. Experian argued that Cochran would suffer no prejudice beyond the passage of a reasonable amount of time and that pausing discovery would conserve the parties’ and court’s resources. It requested that the pause also defer the parties’ deadline to submit a proposed case-management scheduling order.

Court action

The available text does not contain a court order or state whether the request to pause discovery was granted or denied. Judge Gregory Woods is identified in the supplied metadata, while the letter itself is addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon.