D.C. v. County of San Diego

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA D.C., a minor by and through his Case No. 15-cv-1868-MMA (NLS) Guardian Ad Litem, HELEN GARTER, on behalf of himself and all others ORDER GRANTING JOINT similarly situated, MOTION TO STAY ACTION PENDING RESOLUTION OF 14 Plaintiff, PLAINTIFF’S PETITION FOR v. WRIT OF CERTIORARI COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; JESSIE [Doc. No. 96] POLINSKY CHILDREN'S CENTER; and SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, 19 Defendants.

21 The parties jointly move to stay this action pending a resolution of Plaintiff’s forthcoming Petition to the United States Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari of this Court’s order denying class certification (“Petition”). See Doc. No. 96. Weighing the competing interests, the Court GRANTS the parties’ joint motion and STAYS this action pending a resolution of Plaintiff’s Petition. See Lockyer v. Mirant Corp., 398 F.3d 1098, 1109 (9th Cir. 2005) (“A district court has discretionary power to stay proceedings in its own court . . . .”); id. at 1110 (listing the “competing interests” weighed when deciding ||whether to issue a stay). The Court ORDERS that the parties submit a joint status report within 5 days of the Petition’s resolution.

3 IT IS SO ORDERED.

5 ||Dated: April 2, 2020 7 Maku lu (lilt HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO 8 United States District Judge