Goldsmith v. Christopher

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• noting that a stay of discovery pending resolution of a dispositive motion is appropriate “where the motion appear[s] to have substantial grounds or, stated another way, do[es] not appear to be without foundation in law”
• staying discovery where defendants’ motion was “potentially dispositive,” did not appear unfounded in law, and would potentially “obviate the need for burdensome discovery”
• granting motion to stay where “the adjudication of the pending motion to dismiss may obviate the need for burdensome discovery”
• granting a stay where “adjudication of the pending motion to dismiss may obviate the need for burdensome discovery”
• granting request for a stay of discovery pending resolution of the motion to dismiss “because the adjudication of the pending motion to dismiss may obviate the need for burdensome discovery”
• staying discovery where plaintiff would not be prejudiced, the stay “may obviate the need for burdensome discovery” and “defendant’s motion to dismiss is potentially dispositive and does not appear to be unfounded in the law”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).