Vahora

I. INTRODUCTION

14 On August 30, 2019, Defendant Valley Diagnostics Laboratory, Inc. (“VDL”) filed a 15 “Motion for a Stay of Proceedings to Enforce the Judgment/Approve Bond” pursuant to Rule 62 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 175.) In the motion, VDL represents that it has secured a supersedeas bond in the amount of $197,720, equivalent to approximately 125% of the judgment entered against VDL, and that 20 VDL has deposited that amount in cash with a surety corporation. (Id. at 3.) The motion states 21 Qarni’s relatives provided the money to Qarni to deposit on behalf of VDL. (See id.) VDL 22 requests that the Court stay proceedings to enforce the judgment against it during the pendency 23 of any appeal of the judgment, and accept the supersedeas bond as security under Rule 62. (See 24 generally id.) Plaintiff filed an opposition on September 18, 2019, and VDL filed a reply on September 27 25, 2019. (Docs. 177, 178.) 28 Upon review of the motion and supporting documents, the Court deemed the matter suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). Accordingly, the 3 …