Buffin
Buffin v. City and County of San Francisco
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 RIANA BUFFIN, ET AL., CASE NO. 15-cv-04959-YGR
Plaintiffs,
ORDER STAYING JUDGMENT UNDER RULE
vs. 62 AND IMPOSING BOND REQUIREMENT
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, ET Re: Dkt. No. 400
AL.,
8 Defendants. 9 On March 23, 2020, the Court entered an order granting plaintiffs and defendant Sheriff of San Francisco’s stipulated request for entry of attorneys’ fees against the State of California. The State appealed. Now before the Court is the State’s motion to stay the March 23, 2020 order pending appeal without requiring the State to post a supersedeas bond. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 62(b) allows for a stay of the execution of a final judgment pending appeal when the moving party posts a supersedeas bond. District courts have “inherent discretionary authority in setting supersedeas bonds.” Rachel v. Banana Republic, Inc., 831 F.2d 1503, 1505 n.1 (9th Cir. 1987). District courts also have discretion to waive the bond requirement. See Int’l…