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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

GREGORY W. MIMS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

T E N N E S S E E V A L L E Y

AUTHORITY BOARD OF

DIRECTORS,

Defendant.

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No. 5:13-CV-00672-CLS

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to stay discovery, all Fed.

R. Civ. P. 26 deadlines, and all Local Rule 26 deadlines pending resolution of

defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff opposes the motion, but

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has not filed a timely brief explaining his reasons for doing so.2

The Eleventh Circuit, in Chudasama v. Mazda Motor Corp., 123 F.3d 1353

(11th Cir. 1997), made clear that “[f]acial challenges to the legal sufficiency of a

claim . . . should . . . be resolved before discovery begins.” Id. at 1367. 

Such a dispute always presents a purely legal question; there are

no issues of fact because the allegations contained in the pleading

are presumed to be true. See Mitchell v. Duval County Sch. Bd.,

See doc. no. 11 (Motion to Stay), at 1; doc. no. 8 (Defendant’s Brief in Support of Motion 1

to Stay), at 1.

See doc. no. 11 (Motion to Stay), at 1. 2

FILED

 2013 Aug-15 PM 12:58

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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107 F.3d. 837, 838 n. 1 (11th Cir.1997) (per curiam). Therefore,

neither the parties nor the court have any need for discovery

before the court rules on the motion. See Kaylor v. Fields, 661

F.2d 1177, 1184 (8th Cir.1981). 

Chudasama, 123 F.3d at 1367; see also, e.g., McCabe v. Foley, 233 F.R.D. 683, 685

(M.D. Fla. 2006) (applying Chudasama). 

Accordingly, and upon consideration, defendant’s motion is GRANTED, and

discovery in this action is STAYED pending further order of this court.

DONE this 15th day of August, 2013.

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United States District Judge

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