Bernstein
Bernstein v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARY HELEN BERNSTEIN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-02983-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’
v. OBJECTIONS TO ORDER DENYING
MOTION FOR A STAY; MOTION FOR
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 85, 86, 87 Defendants. 12 13 Plaintiffs Mary Helen Bernstein and Elizabeth Grace Tigano, who are proceeding without an attorney and in forma pauperis, filed this discrimination action against the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and several individual defendants employed by these agencies. Since the action was filed in April 2020, Plaintiffs have sought, and in large part obtained, multiple extensions of time to file amended complaints. On May 27, 2021, the Court denied Plaintiffs’ request to stay proceedings for nearly a year—until March 2022, but sua sponte granted Plaintiffs an…