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1. Order | Filed: August 07, 2026 | Entered: August 07, 2026 JOHNSON v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al

   Civil Rights: Other | New Jersey

   Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

   TEXT ORDER: The Court has received Plaintiff's Letter Motion requesting a Rule 16 conference. (Dkt. No. 45 ). Currently pending before the Court is Defendants' refiled Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, (Dkt. Nos. 41 & 42 ), which Plaintiff has opposed, (Dkt. No. 44 ). Plaintiff has also indicated her intent to reactivate her Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. (Dkt. No. 38 ). Rule 12(c) motions, like Rule 12(b)(6) motions, are dispositive because they "ask the Court to formally dismiss claims." Fritz v. Bianculli, LLC v. McCabe, No. 24-4741, 2025 WL 2608728, at *2 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 9, 2025); accord Newton v. Greenwich Township, No. 12-238, 2012 WL 3715947, at *2 (D.N.J. Aug. 27, 2012) ("The difference between a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) and Rule 12(c) is only a matter of timing and the Court applies the same standard to a Rule 12(c) motion as it would to a Rule 12(b)(6) motion." (citing Turbe v. Gov't of V.I., 938 F.2d 427, 428 (3d Cir. 1991)). Courts also recognize that a Magistrate Judge's inherent authority to manage case dockets includes broad discretion to stay discovery. See Gibly v. Best Buy Co., No. 21-14531, 2022 WL 2413906, at *2 (D.N.J. Mar. 7, 2022). When a dispositive motion is pending, a discovery stay may be warranted if resolution of the motion would obviate the need for or narrow the scope of discovery. See id. at *3. Defendants' pending Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, and Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings should she take steps to reactivate it, may narrow the scope of discovery or eliminate its need entirely in this matter; thus, a stay would simplify issues for discovery and trial. This matter is in its nascent stage and a short stay to allow resolution of the pending motion does not create any significant prejudice to Plaintiff. See id. at *4 n.5. For those reasons, the stay of discovery entered on 7/24/2026, (Dkt. No. 40 ), shall remain in place. Plaintiff's Motion requesting a Rule 16 conference, (Dkt. No. 45 ), is therefore DENIED without prejudice. Plaintiff is reminded that to reactivate her Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, she is to file a Notice of Motion that references that docket number of the prior motion. (Dkt. No. 40 ). So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cari Fais on 8/7/2026. (qa, )

2. Misc | Filed: August 06, 2026 | Entered: August 06, 2026 STRUMOLO v. SPARTA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION et al

   Civil Rights: Other | New Jersey

   Proposed Order

   Proposed Order Discovery Confidentiality Order by RAY STRUMOLO. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Proposed DCO Redlines from Appx S)(TOSCANO, MATTHEW)

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