Juarez
Juarez v. Jani-King of California, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEJANDRO JUAREZ, ET AL., CASE NO. 09-cv-03495-YGR
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR A STAY
vs. Re: Dkt. No. 288 JANI-KING OF CALIFORNIA, INC., ET AL., Defendants.
Pending before the Court is defendants’ Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Decision of the California Supreme Court. (Dkt. No. 288.) Having read and considered the filings on the motion, and for good cause showing, the motion is DENIED.1 Federal courts have broad, inherent authority to stay their own proceedings pending the resolution of another matter, when the resolution of that other matter could affect the case before the court. See Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936); Mediterranean Ents., Inc. v. Ssangyong Corp., 708 F.2d 1458, 1465 (9th Cir. 1983) (“A trial court may, with propriety, find it is efficient for its own docket and the fairest course for the parties to enter a stay of an action before it, pending resolution of independent proceedings which bear upon…