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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE DIVISION

KIMBERLY GRIPPA, CASE NO. 4:20-cv-00457-MW-MAF

Plaintiff,

v.

RONALD RUBIN,

Defendant.

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PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STAY PENDING RULING FROM 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT ON MOTION TO COMPEL SETH GORDON 

RECORDS

Plaintiff, KIMBERLY GRIPPA, pursuant to N.D. Local Rule 7.1, files this 

Motion to Stay Pending Ruling from Southern District on Motion to Compel Seth 

Gordon Records and states the following in support thereof:

1. On November 17, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Compel

Documents Subject to Subpoena from Nonparty Seth Gordon. [See ECF 76].

2. On November 19, 2021, the Court entered an Order for In Camera

Review of documents that Gordon withheld on a claim of privilege. [See ECF 79]. 

3. On or around December 10, 2021, the Plaintiff understands that 

Gordon caused documents to be submitted or he submitted documents to the Court

for review in compliance with ECF 79. 

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4. On February 22, 2022, this Court entered an Order denying the 

Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel on several grounds, one of which was that the Court 

lacked jurisdiction to enforce the subpoena and that jurisdiction was properly in 

either the Middle or Southern Districts of Florida. [See ECF 111].

5. On February 22, 2022, a Motion to Compel the production of 

Documents from Seth Gordon, similar to the Motion filed in this Court, was filed 

in the Southern District of Florida and remains pending. 

6. Plaintiff believes that there are documents that are in Mr. Gordon’s

possession that will show the level of malice by Ron Rubin against Ms. Grippa 

and will assist her in responding to the Defendant’s Motion for Summary 

Judgment. She already has one such documents, attached hereto as Exhibit 144, 

showing a counter offensive that was launched after she reported Rubin’s 

inappropriate behavior toward her when they had lunch in March 2019. 

7. Plaintiff is requesting a forty-five day stay to allow for resolution of

this issue by the Southern District. If the Motion is granted, Plaintiff requests a 

ten-day extension to respond to the pending Motion for Summary Judgment from 

the date that Plaintiff receives the documents that Gordon is ordered to produce to 

Plaintiff. 

8. If the Motion is denied, Plaintiff requests a ten-day extension from the

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ruling to file her response to the pending Motion. 

9. This Motion is not filed for the purpose of delay but is filed in good 

faith based on the representations made above. 

10. Counsel for Defendant has been consulted and opposes the relief 

requested herein. 

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this matter be stayed for a

period of forty-five days and that Plaintiff be permitted to file her response as 

requested above after the ruling by the Southern District, all for the reasons set 

forth more fully above. 

 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Marie A. Mattox

Marie A. Mattox [FBN 07396875]

MARIE A. MATTOX, P.A.

203 North Gadsden Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Telephone: (850) 383-4800

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT AND FONT

I HEREBY CERTIFY that this document contains 556 words and has been 

typed in 14-point font. 

/s/ Marie A. Mattox

Marie A. Mattox

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been 

furnished to all counsel of record by CM/ECF this 7

th day of March 2022.

/s/ Marie A. Mattox

Marie A. Mattox

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