Allsberry v. Flynn ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION KARLA K. ALLSBERRY, et al., ) Plaintiffs, Vv. Case No. 4:19-cv-02366-SNLJ JUDGE PATRICK S. FLYNN, in his individual capacity, et al., ) Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file their second amended complaint, (ECF #49). That motion is GRANTED in accordance with this Court’s analysis in Allsberry III, Case No. 4:19-cv-03167-SNLJ, ECF # 26. Defendant Diane Doll is hereby added as a party to this action. However, this action will remain STAYED until such time as the parties have litigated the “state-law questions” this Court’s abstained from deciding in its prior Order, ECF #37; see also Doe v. McCulloch, 835 F.3d 785, 789 (8th Cir. 2016). The parties shall report the status of their state-law action in six months from the date of this Order. The reporting deadline is set for September 2, 2020. So ordered this _3rd___ day of March 2020. foclcrhf, STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.” UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE