NAVCAN.DC, Inc. v. Rinde
- Willis
- 1:23-cv-02267
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In NAVCAN.DC, Inc. v. Rinde, Judge Willis granted a stay pending the ruling on defendants’ motion to compel arbitration and entered a protective order.
The parties to the action, whose further proceedings were stayed and whose discovery schedule may need to be revised after the ruling on the motion to compel arbitration.
What happened
NAVCAN.DC, Inc. v. Rinde involves defendants’ request to pause further proceedings while the court considers their motion to compel arbitration and discovery requests. The court also considered defendants’ request for a protective order, which plaintiffs opposed.
The court found good cause and entered the protective order. It also granted defendants’ request to stay the action pending a ruling on the motion to compel arbitration. The parties must file a joint status update within one week after that ruling, proposing new discovery deadlines if needed and identifying any disagreements.
Judge Jennifer E. Willis issued the order on September 26, 2023. The Clerk was asked to close the protective-order motion at Docket Number 57.
The detailed version
- NAVCAN.DC, Inc. v. Rinde · No. 1:23-cv-02267
- Willis
- Sept. 26, 2023
Background
Defendants asked the court to stay, or pause, further proceedings while the court considered their motion to compel arbitration. They also referred to discovery requests. Separately, defendants requested a protective order, and plaintiffs filed an opposition.
Rulings
The court found good cause to enter the protective order and entered it. The Clerk was respectfully requested to close the motion at Docket Number 57.
The court explained that district courts generally stay discovery when a motion to compel arbitration is pending. It granted defendants’ request to stay the action pending a ruling on that motion.
Next Step
The parties must file a joint status update within one week after the court rules on the motion to compel arbitration. The update must propose new discovery deadlines, if necessary, and note any disagreements. Judge Jennifer E. Willis issued the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.