Lopez v. Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied Harley-Davidson, Inc.'s motion to stay proceedings pending a ruling on its motion for terminating sanctions. The court directed the parties to proceed under the magistrate judge's instructions and stated that plaintiffs should file their opposition to the sanctions motion on the current record unless otherwise ordered.

Holdings

1. Harley-Davidson did not meet its burden to show that a stay was warranted, so the motion to stay was denied.
2. Because the stay was denied, the parties were directed to proceed as instructed by the magistrate judge, which retained discretion to determine if and when the disputed discovery should proceed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether proceedings should be stayed pending resolution of Harley-Davidson’s motion for terminating sanctions.
2. Whether the parties should proceed with discovery after denial of the requested stay.

Disposition

other