Koeppel
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. v. Koeppel
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Case No. 5:18-cv-03443-EJD Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER Vv. Re: Dkt. No. 85 GARY MERLE KOEPPEL, et al., Defendants. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Nationstar Mortgage LLC, U.S. Bank, N.A., and Wells Fargo, N.A. have moved, ex parte, for a protective order staying discovery pending the court’s ruling on the pending Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Motion to Dismiss Third Party Complaint, which are set for hearing on October 17, 2019. The Koeppels || opposed the ex parte motion.
“A district court has broad discretion to stay discovery pending the disposition of a B || dispositive motion.” Hall v. Tilton, 2010 WL 539679, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 9, 2010) (citing 17. || Panola Land Buyers Ass’n. v. Shuman, 762 F.2d 1550,…