TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. et al v. CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY

Filing 93

ORDER. Through an exercise of the Court's inherent authority, this case hereby is STAYED pending completion of neutral evaluation/mediation. For the duration of the stay, this case is and shall remain ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED. Administrative c losings comprise a familiar way in which courts remove cases from their active files without final adjudication. Administrative closure is a docket control device used by the Court for statistical purposes, and it does not prejudice the rights of the parties in any manner. As and when appropriate, any party may restore this action to the Court's active calendar upon application or by motion. Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 2/21/14. (dcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON
COMPANY,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 08-1709
Judge Cathy Bissoon

ORDER
Through an exercise of the Court’s inherent authority, this case hereby is STAYED
pending completion of neutral evaluation/mediation. See Order (Doc. 92) (recommending
same); see also Rice v. Astrue, 2010 WL 3607474, *2 (D. S.C. Sept. 9, 2010) (“a federal court
has the inherent power to stay, sua sponte, an action before it”) (citations and internal quotations
omitted). For the duration of the stay, this case is and shall remain ADMINISTRATIVELY
CLOSED. Administrative closings comprise a familiar way in which courts remove cases from
their active files without final adjudication. Penn West Assocs., Inc. v. Cohen, 371 F.3d 118,
127 (3d Cir. 2004) (citation and internal quotations omitted). Administrative closure is a docket
control device used by the Court for statistical purposes, and it does not prejudice the rights of
the parties in any manner. Honig v. Comcast of Georgia I, LLC, 537 F. Supp.2d 1277, 1290 n.8
(N.D. Ga. 2008).
As and when appropriate, any party may restore this action to the Court’s active calendar
upon application or by motion. See In re Arbitration Between Philadelphia Elec. Co. v. Nuclear
Elec. Ins., Ltd., 845 F. Supp. 1026, 1028 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) (holding same).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

February 21, 2014

s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge

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