Roshan
Roshan v. Lawrence
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PEYMAN ROSHAN, Case No. 21-cv-01235-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY
v. 9 Re: ECF Nos. 175, 176, 178 MELANIE J. LAWRENCE, et al., Defendants.
12 On December 5, 2023, Plaintiff Peyman Roshan filed an administrative motion, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-11, requesting this Court to issue a stay pending resolution of the pending appeal in the related case of Roshan v. McCauley, No. 23-cv-5819-JST. District courts have inherent power to stay proceedings in order to “control the disposition of the causes on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for 17 litigants.” Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936). A court, in evaluating a motion to 18 stay, must weigh the competing interests at stake. CMAX, Inc. v. Hall, 300 F.2d 265, 268 (9th Cir. 19 1962). Among the competing interests are: (1) the possible damage that may result from a stay; (2) 20 the hardship or inequity a party may suffer by being required to proceed; and (3) the stay’s 21…