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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEORGETTE G. PURNELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

RUDOLPH AND SLETTEN INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-01402-PJH (KAW)

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR 

STAY

Re: Dkt. No. 132

On August 19, 2019, the Court granted Defendants’ request for an independent medical 

exam (“IME”). (Aug. 19, 2019 Ord., Dkt. No. 116.) The Court required that Plaintiff submit to 

an IME no later than 45 days from the date of the order, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. 

(Id. at 4.)

On September 9, 2019, Plaintiff filed a request for de novo review with the presiding 

judge. (Dkt. No. 133.) Plaintiff also filed a request for the undersigned to stay the August 19, 

2019 order until the presiding judge, Ninth Circuit, and United States Supreme Court review the 

decision. (Dkt. No. 132 at 2.) In support of the request, Plaintiff argues that “the order at issue 

flies in the face of common sense as plaintiff has consistently presented in multiple pleadings to 

this court on the matter of defendants’ IME, mainly attending such an examination without court 

appointed psyche Marcie Bastien . . . .” (Id.)

The Court finds Plaintiff has not demonstrated good cause to grant a stay. Disagreement 

with the Court’s order is not an adequate reason to stay the order, particularly when Plaintiff offers 

no legal arguments as to how the Court erred. Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s request 

to stay the August 19, 2019 order.

The deadline for the IME remains 45 days from the date of the August 19, 2019 order, i.e., 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

October 3, 2019.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 13, 2019

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE

United States Magistrate Judge

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