Aland
Aland v. U.S. Department of the Interior
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT H. ALAND, Case No. 22-cv-01321-JSW
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. STAY AND DENYING MOTION TO
COMPEL WITHOUT PREJUDICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 30, 34 11 Defendants.
12 Now before the Court for consideration is the motion to stay filed by Federal Defendants and the motion to compel filed by Plaintiff Robert H. Aland (“Aland” or “Plaintiff”). The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in the case, and it finds these matters suitable for disposition without oral argument. See N.D. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). The Court VACATES the hearings scheduled for May 27, 2022. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Federal Defendants’ motion to stay and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to compel. BACKGROUND Aland filed this suit seeking review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“FWS”) rule that removed ESA…