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Civil Litigation

Sep. 14, 2017

Judge begrudgingly grants Steptoe stay in discrimination suit

Steptoe & Johnson LLP won a brief reprieve from a gender discrimination suit on Wednesday after a federal judge agreed to temporarily stay discovery proceedings, but not before he gave Steptoe’s attorney a lecture about stonewalling counsel.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP won a brief reprieve from a gender discrimination suit on Wednesday after a federal judge agreed to temporarily stay discovery proceedings, but not before he gave Steptoe’s attorney a lecture about stonewalling counsel.

Judge Otis D. Wright II granted Steptoe’s ex parte application to stay all discovery, case management and other obligations until the court can rule on the firm’s motion to compel arbitrati...

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