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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:1383 Review of HHS Decision (regarding payment of benefits)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE: UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA’S EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR STAY OF 

PROCEEDINGS DURING LAPSE IN 

APPROPRIATIONS 

Case Nos: 

09cv2275 WQH(BGS) 

10cv1879 WQH(NLS) 

11cv265 GPC (PCL) 

12cv311 JLS(DHB) 

12cv828 JLS(DHB) 

12cv902 JM(JMA) 

12cv1053 CAB(DHB) 

12cv2122 L(KSC) 

12cv2612 H(WMc) 

12cv2721 DMS(KSC) 

12cv2773 CAB(NLS) 

12cv2804 JLS(WVG) 

12cv2898 JM(DHB) 

12cv2957 DMS(WMc) 

13cv270 LAB(BGS) 

13cv333 W(RBB) 

13cv545 W(NLS) 

13cv643 H(WVG) 

13cv945 MMA(NLS) 

13cv1004 JLS(JMA) 

13cv1156 CAB(NLS) 

13cv1211 LAB(BLM) 

13cv1242 CAB(JMA) 

13cv1331 H(KSC) 

13cv1335 JAH(WVG) 

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Order for Stay of Proceedings During Lapse in 

Appropriations 

13cv1656 JLS(BLM) 

13cv1805 CAB(BLM) 

13cv1814 H(KSC) 

13cv1887 L(NLS) 

ORDER FOR STAY OF PROCEEDINGS 

DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS 

 1. The district judges assigned to these cases have designated Chief Judge 

Moskowitz to decide the United States’ Ex Parte Motion to Stay. 

 2. The Court has been advised that at midnight on September 30, 2013, the 

continuing resolution that was funding the Department of Justice expired and the 

appropriation of funds to the Department lapsed. The same is true for most Executive 

Branch agencies, including the federal agencies involved in litigation in this District. 

 3. Absent an appropriation, Department of Justice attorneys and employees 

of the federal agencies are prohibited from working, even on a volunteer basis, 

“except for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of 

property.” 31 U.S.C. § 1342. Civil cases are not deemed to be within this exemption. 

 4. The Court has been informed that the lapse in appropriations therefore 

prevents Department of Justice attorneys and their federal agency counterparts from 

appearing at hearings and depositions and performing work necessary to meet case 

deadlines, including those imposed by statute, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

the Civil Local Rules of this District, and by case management orders issued in 

individual cases. This situation will cause prejudice to the interests of the United 

States and the federal agencies, officers, and employees involved in civil litigation in 

this District. 

 WHEREFORE, the Court finds that good cause exists to grant the relief sought 

by the United States. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the United States’ motions to stay are 

GRANTED. All time limits and deadlines specified in the ex parte applications on 

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Order for Stay of Proceedings During Lapse in 

Appropriations 

file in the cases on the attached list are extended for a period of time equal to the 

duration of the lapse in appropriations to the Department of Justice, and the specified 

depositions and court hearings are vacated. Each judge shall reschedule hearings and 

other appearances in stayed cases according to their calendar needs. The parties shall 

cooperatively establish new dates for depositions. 

HOWEVER, each district judge retains the authority to vacate the stay in any 

case assigned to them upon notice to the parties. Further, this stay does not apply to 

applications for emergency relief of any type in stayed cases, and any party who seeks 

to lift the stay may file an appropriate motion to be heard by the assigned district or 

magistrate judge. 

This Order shall apply nunc pro tunc to October 1, 2013. 

 DATED: October 2, 2013 ___________________________ 

 Hon. Barry Ted Moskowitz 

 Chief United States District Judge 

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