Opinion ID: 429809
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The District Court's Decision to Stay Discovery.

Text: 16 The trial court's decision to allow or deny discovery is reviewable only for abuse of discretion. Data Disc, Inc. v. Systems Technology Associates, Inc., 557 F.2d 1280, 1285 n. 1 (9th Cir.1977). 17 Rae cites authorities holding that discovery relevant to issues raised by a Rule 12(b) motion should be allowed. The authorities are not applicable. As the district court correctly observed, discovery is appropriate where there are factual issues raised by the motion. Here, there were no factual issues. The district court took all the facts alleged in the complaint as true and decided that the facts as alleged did not add up to either an anti-tying claim or a civil RICO claim. Rae has failed to point to any specific information obtainable through discovery that would have enabled appellants to state a federal cause of action. Thus, the district court did not abuse its discretion in staying Rae's discovery pending resolution of the Rule 12(b) motion. 18 AFFIRMED.