Offshore Liftboats, LLC v. GOL, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
OFFSHORE LIFTBOATS, LLC 	CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 	NO: 24-1632
GOL, LLC 	SECTION: T (5)
ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s, Offshore Liftboats, LLC (“OLB”), Motion to Stay
Discovery (R. Doc. 42). Defendant, GOL, LLC (“GOL”) initially opposed the Motion, R. Doc. 46,
but it has since withdrawn its opposition, R. Docs. 50, 51; accordingly, the Motion is deemed to
be unopposed. The Court has reviewed the Motion, the applicable law,1 and the withdrawal
of opposition from GOL, and concludes that the Motion has merit.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED and that the matter is STAYED and
ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED pending the appeal in Seacor Marine, LLC v. GOL, LLC, No.
24-cv-2409, in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon final resolution of the
1 District courts maintain “broad discretion and inherent power to stay discovery until preliminary
questions that may dispose of the case are determined.” Fujita v. United States, 416 F. App’x 400,
402 (5th Cir. 2011) (quoting Petrus v. Bowen, 833 F.2d 581, 583 (5th Cir. 1987) (holding proper
district court’s deferral of discovery while deciding whether defendants were proper parties to
action)). Specifically, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), “[t]he court may, for good
cause, issue an order to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or
undue burden or expense.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1).
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appeal, either party may file a motion to lift the say and request a scheduling conference to
reset unexpired deadlines in the Scheduling Order (R. Doc. 37).
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 15th day of January 2026.
GREG GERARD GUIDRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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