Knowles v. Swaffer

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
DAVID ANDREW KNOWLES,
Plaintiff,
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No. 2:25-cv-02540-SHL-atc	v.
LORI YOUNG SWAFFER,
Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING JOINT REQUEST TO STAY CASE FOR THIRTY DAYS AND
DIRECTING PARTIES TO PROVIDE STATUS UPDATE BY JANUARY 15, 2025
On June 30, 2025, the Court granted Defendant Lori Young Swaffer’s Motion to Stay
Proceedings for forty-five days and instructed the Parties to provide a status update by no later
than August 14. (ECF No. 12.) On August 14, the Parties provided a joint status update,
informing the Court that Defendant was still awaiting a ruling on her motion for arraignment.
(ECF No. 14.) Since that time, the Court granted two additional thirty-day stays. (ECF Nos. 15,
17.) On October 15, the Parties timely provided a third joint status update, informing the Court
that “Defendant is still awaiting a ruling on her motion for arraignment that was filed on August
12,” but that “Defendant continues to hope that the hearing will be scheduled soon.” (ECF No.
18 at PageID 41.) The Parties request an additional thirty-day stay. (Id.)
Finding good cause, the Court GRANTS the Parties’ request and STAYS this case for an
additional thirty days. The parties are ORDERED to provide the Court with a status update by
no later than Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 16th day of December, 2025.
s/ Sheryl H. Lipman
SHERYL H. LIPMAN
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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