Christina Wind, et al. v. State of California, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTINA WIND, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-00266-JLT-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION AND
DIRECTING CLERK TO ENTER STAY OF
v. ENTIRE ACTION STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., (Doc. No. 47) Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is the Parties joint request to stay this action filed on December 17, 2025. (Doc. No. 47). The Parties request a complete stay of this action for the purpose of participating in private mediation, currently scheduled for March10-11, 2026. (Id. at 2). The court is vested with broad discretion to stay a case. Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 705 (1997) (citing Landis v. North American Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936)). As a rule, “stays should not be indefinite in nature.” Dependable Highway Exp., Inc. v. Navigators Ins. Co., 498 F.3d 1059, 1066-67 (9th Cir. 2007). If a stay is especially long or indefinite, a greater showing is required to justify it and the court must “balance the…