Meraz
Meraz v. City of Bakersfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ELICEO MERAZ, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01146-NONE-JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION ) TO STAY UNTIL STATE’S CRIMINAL v. ) PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PLAINTIFF ARE ) RESOLVED CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al., )
Defendants. ) ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO FILE ) STATUS REPORTS REGARDING CRIMINAL ) PROCEEDINGS ) ) (Doc. 8) ) ) [90-DAY DEADLINE] )
On July 30, 2021, Defendants filed a motion to stay. (Doc. 8.) Plaintiff filed an opposition on August 17, 2021. (Doc. 9.) On August 23, 2021, Defendants filed a reply. (Doc. 11.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ request for a stay is GRANTED. I. Factual Allegations1 On November 30, 2020, Eliceo Meraz attempted to steal a tractor loader which was parked on the side of the road being used by a construction crew. (Doc. 8-1 at 2.) The driver of the tractor…