Walia v. Potter et al

Filing 27

ORDER STAYING CASE PENDING APPEAL RE: 25 Motion to Continue; Case stayed. The Parties shall file an amended joint status report within 10 days of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Ms. Walia's appeal, by Judge James L. Robart.(MD, mailed copy of order to pltf)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 v. JOHN E. PORTER, et al., Defendants. Before the court is Plaintiff Pushpinder Walia's motion to stay case management PUSHPINDER WALIA, Plaintiff, CASE NO. C09-1188JLR ORDER STAYING CASE PENDING APPEAL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

16 deadlines (Dkt. # 25). Ms. Walia seeks a stay because she has appealed this court's order 17 denying her motion for court-appointed counsel. See Bradshaw v. Zoological Soc'y of 18 San Diego, 662 F.2d 1301, 1320 (9th Cir. 1981) (finding that orders denying Title VII 19 plaintiffs appointed counsel may be appealed). Defendants filed a notice in response to 20 Ms. Walia's motion stating that they take no position on whether to grant a stay. The 21 court therefore GRANTS Ms. Walia's motion for a stay pending her appeal (Dkt. # 25). 22 ORDER STAYING CASE PENDING APPEAL - 1

1 The parties shall file an amended joint status report within 10 days of the Ninth Circuit's 2 decision in Ms. Walia's appeal. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ORDER STAYING CASE PENDING APPEAL - 2 Dated this 8th day of December, 2009.

A____
JAMES L. ROBART United States District Judge