DeJesus

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIO DEJESUS, No. 1:21-cv-00520-DAD-BAM Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO STAY THIS ACTION

COUNTY OF MARIPOSA, (Doc. No. 8) Defendant.

16 This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or in the alternative, to stay this action pending the resolution of ongoing state proceedings under the Younger abstention doctrine. (Doc. No. 8.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, defendant’s motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 9.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will grant defendant’s motion to stay this action pending resolution of ongoing state proceedings without reaching defendant’s motion to dismiss.

1 The undersigned apologizes for the excessive delay in the issuance of this order. This court’s…