Jerry Cox v. Mariposa County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JERRY COX, an Individual, CASE NO. 1:19-CV-01105-AWI-BAM

Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY BY DEFENDANT ASHLEY HARRIS

MARIPOSA COUNTY; MARIPOSA

COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; SHERIFF DEPUTY WILLIAM ATKINSON; (Doc. No. 53) SHERIFF DEPUTY WESLEY SMITH;

ASHLEY HARRIS; CALIFORNIA

RECEIVERSHIP GROUP (“CRG”) AND MARK ADAMS IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL

CAPACITY, AND DOES 1 THROUGH

100, INCLUSIVE.

Defendants.

20 Defendant Ashley Harris brings this motion based on the Colorado River doctrine to stay Plaintiff Jerry Cox’s claims against her pending final disposition of a proceeding in Mariposa Superior Court. Doc. No. 53. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be denied. BACKGROUND Additional details regarding this case are set forth in the Court’s May 1, 2020 order on the special motion to strike brought by Mariposa County, the Mariposa Sheriff’s…