Smallwood
Shawn Smallwood v. Department of Veterans Affairs, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 SHAWN SMALLWOOD, Case No. 1:24-cv-00141-JLT-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO STAY
v. (Doc. 50) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, et al., ORDER VACATING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE Defendants. (Doc. 48)
Pending before the Court is the motion to stay proceedings in this action, filed on October 6, 2025, by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Michael D. Brennan, Douglas A. Collins, Ross A. Davidson, Anntwinette Dupree-Hart, Denis Richard McDonough, Robert C. Merchant, Christine Modovsky, Eric C. Roberts, Paul Souza, and Kim S. Turner (collectively, the “Federal Defendants”). (Doc. 50). The Federal Defendants seek a stay due to the lapse of the appropriations that had been funding the United States Department of Justice. See id. The Federal Defendants assert that Plaintiff and Defendant SASD Development…