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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

D.C., a minor by and through his

Guardian Ad Litem, HELEN GARTER,

on behalf of himself and all others

similarly situated, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; JESSIE

POLINSKY CHILDREN'S CENTER; and

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, 

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-1868-MMA (NLS) 

ORDER GRANTING JOINT 

MOTION TO STAY ACTION 

PENDING RESOLUTION OF 

PLAINTIFF’S PETITION FOR

WRIT OF CERTIORARI

[Doc. No. 96] 

The parties jointly move to stay this action pending a resolution of Plaintiff’s 

forthcoming Petition to the United States Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari of this 

Court’s order denying class certification (“Petition”). See Doc. No. 96. Weighing the 

competing interests, the Court GRANTS the parties’ joint motion and STAYS this action 

pending a resolution of Plaintiff’s Petition. See Lockyer v. Mirant Corp., 398 F.3d 1098, 

1109 (9th Cir. 2005) (“A district court has discretionary power to stay proceedings in its 

own court . . . .”); id. at 1110 (listing the “competing interests” weighed when deciding 

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whether to issue a stay). The Court ORDERS that the parties submit a joint status report 

within 5 days of the Petition’s resolution.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 2, 2020

 

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