Rivers v. Walt Disney Co.

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO STAY THIS ACTION PENDING DECISION IN MDL PROCEEDINGS

HAUK, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The instant case, hereinafter referred to as Rivers I, is a putative “across-the-board” class action race discrimination lawsuit brought by four Walt Disney World Company (“Disney World”) employees against the Walt Disney Company (“Disney”). Plaintiffs assert in their complaint that Defendant has a pattern and practice of failing to promote African-American employees to supervisorial positions within certain Disney departments. Four other employment discrimination suits…