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Nature of Suit Code: 448
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights - Education
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAISY BUENO, individually and as 

guardian ad litem for S.B., a minor, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

BASS LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT, 

Defendant.

Case No. 1:21-cv-00436-JLT-HBK

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO 

STAY AND DIRECTING CLERK TO ENTER 

STAY OF ENTIRE ACTION

 (Doc. No. 74)

On December 17, 2024, the Court held a telephonic status conference at the request of the 

Parties. (Doc. Nos. 71-73). The Parties advised that the five non-party depositions have been 

concluded and all non-expert discovery has been completed. The Parties requested a stay and/or 

further extensions to the remaining deadlines in the Case Management Scheduling Order so that 

the Parties could participate in private mediation. Both Plaintiff and Bass Lakes School District 

stated on the record their willingness to participate in good faith in private mediation and their 

belief that a second mediation1 may prove successful to a resolution of this matter. 

The court is vested with broad discretion to stay a case. Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 

705 (1997) (citing Landis v. North American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936)). As a rule, “stays 

1 The Parties previously participated in the Court’s VDRP, which resulted in a resolution of the pending 

motion for attorney fees but otherwise resulted in an impasse. (Doc. No. 63). 

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should not be indefinite in nature.” Dependable Highway Exp., Inc. v. Navigators Ins. Co., 498 

F.3d 1059, 1066-67 (9th Cir. 2007). If a stay is especially long or indefinite, a greater showing is

required to justify it and the court must “balance the length of any stay against the strength of the 

justification given for it.” Yong v. I.N.S., 208 F.3d 1116, 1119 (9th Cir. 2000). 

The Court finds in its discretion that a stay of this action is appropriate and will stay this 

action so that the Parties may direct their resources and attention to private mediation. 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 

1. The Parties’ joint motion to stay or continue the deadlines in the Case Management

Scheduling Order (Doc. No. 74) is GRANTED to the extent the Court STAYS this

action until March 31, 2025.

2. Within seven (7) days of the mediation’s conclusion or no later than March 31, 2025,

the Parties shall file a “Joint Post Mediation Status Report” regarding the result of the

mediation.

3. The substance of the mediation is confidential, and no party, lawyer, or other

participant may record, or without approval of the Court may disclose any event,

including any statement confirming or denying a fact—except settlement—that occurs

during the mediation.

4. If the Parties reach a settlement at the mediation, a notice of settlement shall promptly

be filed with the Court. See Local Rule 160(a). Dispositional documents are due no

more than twenty-one (21) days from the filing of the notification, absent good

cause. See Local Rule 160(b).

5. If the case does not settle, then the Parties shall include in their Joint Post Mediation

Status Report proposed deadlines for expert discovery, dispositive motions, pretrial

and trial dates.

Dated: December 17, 2024

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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