Wright
Wright v. Old Gringo, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 MARSHA WRIGHT, an individual, Case No.: 17-cv-1996-BAS-MSB 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
EX PARTE MOTION TO STAY
v. PROCEEDINGS PENDING
OUTCOME OF FOREIGN DISCOVERY
OLD GRINGO, INC., et al., [ECF No. 213] Defendants. 16 On January 10, 2020, Plaintiff filed an ex parte motion to stay proceedings in this action pending the completion of discovery in Mexico (“Motion” or “Mot.”). (ECF No. 213.) Defendants oppose the Motion. (ECF No. 214.) For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion. I. BACKGROUND In September 2019, upon Plaintiff’s request, Magistrate Judge Michael S. Berg allowed Plaintiff to conduct foreign discovery in Mexico, including taking four depositions of OGS officials and others regarding the company’s finances and value and four sets of requests for production. (See Joint Discovery Plan at 10–11, ECF No. 172; Second Am. Scheduling Order at 5,…