Continental Resources, Inc. v. North Dakota Board of University and School Lands et al

Filing 52

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Charles S. Miller, Jr. granting 51 Motion to Stay ACTION DUE TO LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. (BG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Continental Resources, Inc., an Oklahoma
corporation,
Plaintiff,
vs.
North Dakota Board of University and
School Lands, and the United States of
America,
Defendants.

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ORDER

Case No. 1:17-cv-014

Before the court is the United States’ “Motion to Stay Action Due to Lapse of Appropriations.”
It requests the court to stay this action until appropriations are restored to the applicable government
agencies.
The court GRANTS the United States’ motion (Doc. No. 51). The scheduling conference set for
January 24, 2019, is canceled and the above-entitled action is stayed until appropriations are restored and
Department attorneys and Bureau of Land Management personnel are permitted to resume their usual civil
litigation functions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 10th day of January, 2019.
/s/ Charles S. Miller, Jr.
Charles S. Miller, Jr., Magistrate Judge
United States District Court