Williams v. San Diego, County of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KATY WILLIAMS; GARY EVANS; and Case No.: 17cv815-MMA (JLB) Minor Plaintiffs A.C., Am.E. and Aa.E., by and through their Guardian Ad Litem, ORDER DENYING JOINT MOTION JOHN GARTER, TO STAY CASE

[Doc. No. 142] Plaintiffs, v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; and

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HEALTH

AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, 17 Defendants.

19 On November 1, 2019, the parties filed a joint motion to stay this action pending a 20 ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Dees v. County of San Diego, No. 17- 21 56621. See Doc. No. 142. While the Court acknowledges that the issues presented in 22 Dees are substantially similar to those presented in this case, the procedural posture of 23 Dees renders a stay inappropriate. In Dees, the district court granted the plaintiffs’ 24 motion for judgment as a matter of law after the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the 25 defendant. On appeal, the defendant seeks reinstatement of the judgment originally 26 entered in favor of it. 27 Here,…