Tawakal Halal LLC et al v. United States of America

Filing 45

ORDER in Response to 43 Request. (Written Opinion) Signed by Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung on 1/23/2019. (JRE)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Tawakal Halal LLC and Abdifateh
Mohamed Omar,

Civil No. 17-cv-4732 (ECT/TNL)

Plaintiffs,
ORDER
V.

United States of America,
Defendant.

This matter is before the Court, United States Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung, on
the United States of America’s Request for a Stay of the Entire Case Given Lapse in
Appropriations. (ECF No. 43). Department of Justice attorneys are prohibited from
working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances, such as
“emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property” until funding
is restored to the Department. 31 U.S.C. § 1342. Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that the United States of America’s Request for a Stay of the Entire Case
Given Lapse in Appropriations (ECF No. 43) is GRANTED, and counsel for the United
States of America shall inform the Court as soon as Congress has appropriated funds for
the Department to resume operations.

Date: January 23, 2019

s/ Tony N. Leung
Tony N. Leung
United States Magistrate Judge