Gallagher
Gallagher v. Philipps
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 20-cv-0993-JLS(BLM) EDWARD R. GALLAGHER,
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT DAVID
PHILIPPS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO
v. STAY DISCOVERY
DAVID PHILIPPS and THOMAS W. HARKER, [ECF No. 59] in his capacity as Acting Secretary of the Navy, 16 Defendants.
On April 12, 2021, Defendant David Philipps filed an Unopposed Motion to Stay Discovery. ECF No. 59. Defendant Philipps previously filed an motion on September 28, 2020, “to postpone the ENE Conference, CMC, and the related discovery deadlines”. ECF No. 28. Plaintiff Edward R. Gallagher opposed the motion, arguing that “an anti-SLAPP motion brought in federal court in California violates the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) when it prevents application of the usual federal standards, including regarding discovery” and asserting that the 23 Court should open discovery. See ECF No. 32, at 3 (citing Rogers v. Home Shopping Network, 24 Inc., 57 F. Supp. 2d 973 (C.D.…