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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2674 Federal Tort Claims Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SANDRA WAGES,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

Case No. 5:14-cv-04328 HRL

ORDER GRANTING JOINT REQUEST 

TO STAY DISCOVERY AND DEFER 

RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS

In briefing on defendant’s pending motion to dismiss, the parties jointly request that this

court defer ruling on that motion until after the Supreme Court renders decisions in Kwai Fun 

Wong v. United States, 732 F.3d 1030 (9th Cir. 2013), cert. granted 134 S. Ct. 2873 (2014) and 

June v. United States, 550 Fed. Appx. 505 (9th Cir. 2013), cert. granted 134 S. Ct. 2873 (2014). 

They also request that this court stay discovery pending resolution of defendant’s motion to 

dismiss. Finding good cause, the court grants the parties’ request as follows:

Defendant’s motion to dismiss is taken off calendar. The February 10, 2015 motion 

hearing is vacated, as is the March 31, 2015 case management conference. The motion to dismiss

will be administratively terminated, without prejudice to defendant to have the matter restored to 

this court’s calendar following issuance of the Supreme Court’s decisions.

Once the Supreme Court renders its decisions, the parties shall promptly file a notice with 

this court, along with a stipulated proposal re a schedule for a new motion hearing and any 

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supplemental briefing the parties may wish to submit. (If they are unable to agree upon a further 

briefing and hearing schedule, the parties shall submit their separate proposed orders for the 

court’s consideration.)

All discovery is stayed until defendant’s motion to dismiss has been resolved.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 26, 2015

______________________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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5:14-cv-04328-HRL Notice has been electronically mailed to:

James A. Scharf james.scharf@usdoj.gov, mimi.lam@usdoj.gov

James F. McKiernan jmckiernan@mckiernanlaw.com

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