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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TROY BACKUS,

Plaintiff,

v.

BISCOMERICA CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-03916-HSG 

ORDER STAYING CASE

Re: Dkt. No. 34

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Troy Backus’ (“Plaintiff”) administrative motion to 

stay this action. Dkt. No. 34. Defendant Biscomerica Corporation (“Defendant”) opposes the 

motion. Dkt. No. 36. Plaintiff’s motion is based on the fact that two other cases that are fully 

briefed and pending before the Ninth Circuit involve substantially similar issues to those raised in 

this case. See Dkt. No. 34. Those cases are Hawkins v. The Kroger Company, Case No. 16-55532

(9th Cir.) and Hawkins v. AdvancePierre Foods, Inc., Case No. 16-56697 (9th Cir.). Having 

reviewed the parties’ papers and the issues raised in the cases on appeal, the Court finds that 

staying the above-captioned case pending resolution of the Hawkins actions could significantly 

narrow the issues in this case, conserve judicial resources, and avoid unnecessary legal expense. 

The Court therefore STAYS this action in its entirety pending a decision in those actions by the 

Ninth Circuit. In the interim, if either side seeks relief from the stay for any purpose, they should 

do so via a formal motion. The parties are directed to submit a joint status report on the progress 

of the aforementioned appeals by September 20, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

6/22/2017

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