A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday delayed briefing to give plaintiffs attorneys suing General Motors Co. over ignition-switch defects time to file a consolidated complaint.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber of the Southern District of New York also blocked requests for discovery, at least for now, according to Jonathan Flaxer, a partner at New York’s Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe.

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