· 5/18/1990
Donald R. PATTERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Defendants-Appellees
Citations
- 901 F.2d 927
- 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 7990
- 53 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 39,929
- 52 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1473
- 1990 WL 55889
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- holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by staying discovery where a pending dispositive motion gave the court enough information to ascertain that further discovery was not likely to produce a genuine issue of material fact
- holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by staying discovery where a pending dispositive motion gave the court enough information to ascertain that further discovery was not likely to produce a genuine issue of material fact
- stating that “[m]atters pertaining to discovery are committed to the sound discretion of the district court”
- holding district court did not abuse its discretion by staying discovery where pending dispositive motions gave court enough information to ascertain further discovery not likely to produce a genuine issue of material fact
- holding district court did not abuse its discretion by staying discovery where pending dispositive motions gave court enough information to ascertain further discovery not likely to produce a genuine issue of material fact
- proper to enter order staying discovery pending resolution of motion to dismiss or motion for summary judgment concerning interplay of the ADEA and 5 U.S.C. § 3307
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Judges: Tjoflat, Johnson, Cox
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