Pirani
Pirani v. Slack Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FIYYAZ PIRANI, Case No. 19-cv-05857-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO LIFT STAY
SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 98 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff’s motion to lift the stay is scheduled for a hearing on January 7, 2022. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court determines that the matter is suitable for resolution without oral argument and VACATES the hearing. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES the motion. Pirani seeks to lift the stay to allow him to conduct discovery and move for class certification. However, as Pirani acknowledges, this case remains on appeal. Slack has petitioned for rehearing and rehearing en banc, and on November 29, the Ninth Circuit ordered Pirani to respond to Slack’s petition. The pending Ninth Circuit appeal “divests the district court of jurisdiction over the particular issues involved in that appeal.” City of Los Angeles, Harbor Div.…