Legal Opinion
Douglas v. Norwood
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided August 27, 2014No. Civil Action No. 3:13CV271-MPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MICHAEL P. MILLS, District Judge.
This cause comes before the court on defendants’ motion for Rule 12 dismissal or, alternatively, Rule 56 summary judgment, on the grounds that this action was not timely filed. Plaintiffs have responded in opposition to the motion, and, the court, having considered the memoranda and submissions of the parties, concludes that a Rule 56 summary judgihent motion is the proper context in which to consider the limitations issues in this case but that the parties should first conduct limited discovery prior to such a motion being filed. The instant motion will…
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