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Parties Involved:
Farmers Insurance Exchange
Defendant
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

 Plaintiff,

v.

FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01574-AWI-SKO

ORDER GRANTING STAY OF 

PROCEEDINGS

(Docket No. 4)

On October 1, 2013, Plaintiff U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

("Plaintiff") filed a motion to stay these proceedings in light of the federal government 

shutdown. As federal employees, Plaintiff and their attorneys are prohibited from working on 

this matter absent congressional appropriation of funds for the relevant federal entities. In light 

of the circumstances surrounding this request, the Court will grant the stay immediately without 

further briefing or argument. See Local Rule 102(d). Any party who opposes the stay or wishes 

to lift the stay may file a motion for reconsideration or a motion to lift the stay at any time. See

Local Rule 230(j) and (b). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This action is STAYED until funding for Plaintiff and their attorneys is restored;

2. The hearing on Plaintiff's motion to stay set for October 29, 2013, is VACATED;

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3. Plaintiff shall file a notice with the Court within three (3) court days after funding 

is restored along with a proposed order lifting this stay; and

4. To the extent that any deadlines or dates are affected by the stay, the parties shall 

file a joint statement within three (3) court days after funding is restored 

identifying the deadlines and dates affected by the stay along with new proposed 

deadlines and dates.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 1, 2013 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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