State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. United States of America

Filing 32

ORDER, the Government's Motion for Stay of Case Proceedings Contingent Upon Federal Government Shutdown 31 is granted; this action is stayed pending the resumption of funding for the Government (see order for further details). Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence O Anderson on 10/15/13.(REW)

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1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance) Company, an Illinois corporation; Jesus ) Rodriguez and Heather Rodriguez, ) husband and wife, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) United States of America, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ) United States of America, ) ) Counterclaimant, ) ) vs. ) ) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance) Company, an Illinois corporation; Jesus ) Rodriguez and Heather Rodriguez, ) husband and wife, ) ) Counterdefendants. ) ) ) No. CV-13-400-PHX-LOA ORDER 24 This FTCA action arises on Defendant United States of America’s Motion for Stay 25 of Case Proceedings Contingent Upon Federal Government Shutdown. (Doc. 31) The Motion 26 indicates that “Plaintiffs/Counter-defendants were alerted to the current budgetary situation 27 and have no objection to the filing of this Motion.” (Id., ¶ 4 at 2) 28 In light of the lack of funding resulting from the Government’s shutdown and the 1 prohibition of non-essential governmental employees from performing voluntary services, 2 there being no objection, and good cause appearing, the Government’s Motion will be 3 granted. The Government will be ordered to notify the Court in writing when funding 4 resumes, upon which the Court will lift the stay and enter appropriate orders. 5 Accordingly, 6 IT IS ORDERED that the Government’s Motion for Stay of Case Proceedings 7 Contingent Upon Federal Government Shutdown, doc. 31, is GRANTED. This action is 8 hereby STAYED pending the resumption of funding for the Government. 9 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Government shall file a Notice of Resumed 10 Government Activity within five (5) business days of when funding resumes; and, if 11 applicable, request a joint proposed schedule for the remainder of litigation, upon which the 12 Court will enter an order lifting the stay and enter appropriate orders. 13 Dated this 15th day of October, 2013.* 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 *Due to clerical error, Order not processed until 10/17/13. 28 -2-

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