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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Age)

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Plaintiff, Kevin Franken, is proceeding pro se in this action bringing employment 

discrimination claims against Defendant, Ryan D. McCarthy, the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Army (ECF No. 1). Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to stay (ECF No. 20). 

In the motion, Defendant requests that this case be stayed pending resolution of Plaintiff’s appeal 

before the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”) challenging Plaintiff’s removal from 

employment. Plaintiff has not filed an opposition to the motion, and the time to do so has passed.

Further, Plaintiff stated in his Complaint that he intended to file a motion for a stay in this case. 

(ECF No. 1 at 3.)

 

1 Ryan D. McCarthy is now the Secretary of the Department of Army and is automatically substituted as a party 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN FRANKEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

RYAN D. MCCARTHY,

1 Secretary, 

Department of Army,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01655-AWI-EPG

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

STAY

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE 

COURT TO CORRECT DOCKET BY 

SUBSTITUTING RYAN D. 

MCCARTHY, THE CURRENT 

SECRETARY OF THE U.S. 

DEPARTMENT OF ARMY, FOR 

MARK ESPER

(ECF No. 20)

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Having reviewed the motion, and the record in this case, the Court finds good cause for 

and will accordingly grant the motion to stay.

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. The motion to stay (ECF No. 20) is GRANTED. This action is stayed pending resolution 

of Plaintiff’s appeal before the MSPB challenging Plaintiff’s removal from employment. 

2. Every sixty (60) days, the parties shall file a joint status report that outlines the status of 

the MSPB proceedings. The parties may coordinate the timing of the filing of their status 

reports in the present case with the dates on which they must file a status report in case 

1:18-cv-01687-AWI-EPG, with the first status report in the present case due on the same 

date as the next status report is due in case 1:18-cv-01687-AWI-EPG;

3. No later than fourteen (14) days from the conclusion of the MSPB proceedings, the parties 

shall file a joint request to lift the stay; and

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to correct the docket to reflect the substitution of Ryan 

D. McCarthy, the current secretary of the U.S. Department of Army, for Mark Esper.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 14, 2020 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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