North Dakota v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
North Dakota, 	)
) 	ORDER SUSPENDING
Plaintiff, 	) 	BRIEFING DEADLINES
)
vs. 	)
)
United States of America, 	) 	Case No. 1:12-CV-125
) 	(Lead Case)
Defendant. 	)
____________________________________)
)
Billings County, et. al., 	)
)
Plaintiffs, 	)
) 	Case No. 1:12-CV-102
vs. 	) 	(Consolidated Case)
)
United States of America, 	)
)
Defendant. 	)
On May 5, 2014, plaintiffs filed a consolidated motion to compel. On August 6, 2014, the
court held a telephonic status conference to discuss the mechanics of resolving that motion.
Following the status conference, the court issued an order requiring defendants to submit the
documents at issue for in camera review. In that order, the court noted that the briefing schedule
established for defendant’s amended motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction would
remain in effect at that time.
On September 26, 2014, defendant filed its amended motions to dismiss. 	Plaintiffs’
responses to the motions are currently due by December 5, 2014. Given the potential impact of the
court’s forthcoming order on the motion to compel, the court ORDERS the existing briefing
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schedule SUSPENDED pending further order of the court. The court will schedule a telephonic
status conference to set new briefing deadlines after the order on the motion to compel is issued.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 20th day of November, 2014.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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