Skillz Platform Inc. v. AviaGames Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 SKILLZ PLATFORM INC., Case No. 21-cv-02436-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION TO STAY MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S ORDER AVIAGAMES INC., PENDING RULE 72 REVIEW Defendant. [Re: ECF No. 443]
12 Before the Court is Defendant AviaGames Inc.’s ex parte application (ECF No. 443) to stay Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen’s order following in camera review of AviaGames documents (ECF No. 435) (“Order”). AviaGames intends to challenge the Order under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, and requests that this Court to stay the Order pending the disposition of AviaGames’ Rule 72 motion. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS AviaGames’ ex parte application. I. LEGAL STANDARD “A motion to stay a magistrate judge’s order pending review by the assigned district judge is evaluated under the same standard as a motion to stay pending appeal.” Forrest v.…