The Whitewater Draw Natural Resource Conservation District et al v. Johnson et al

Filing 64

ORDER Granting 63 Motion to Stay. Case stayed until Congress has restored appropriations. Signed by Judge M. James Lorenz on 1/14/2019. (lrf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WHITEWATER DRAW NATURAL
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
DISTRICT, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 3:16-cv-2583

v.

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
STAY

KIRSTJEN M. NIELSEN, et al.,
Defendants.

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On January 11, 2019, Defendants filed a motion for stay of litigation during to the

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lapse in federal appropriations. (Doc. No. 63.) According to Defendants, Plaintiffs do

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not oppose this request. They have not filed an opposition. Accordingly, Defendants'

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motion is granted as unopposed. Alternatively, the motion is granted pursuant to Landis

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v. North American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254-55 (1936).

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For the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is stayed until

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Congress has restored appropriations. The stay includes the due dates set in the pending

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briefing schedule. (Doc. No. 61). No later than two business days after Congress has

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restored appropriations, Defendants shall file a notice together with a proposed order

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extending all current due dates commensurate with the duration of the lapse in

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appropriations.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 14, 2019

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