Altamirano

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY JOHNSON, Case No.: 3:19-cv-01185-H-BLM

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO STAY

MANUEL ALTAMIRANO, et al., [Doc. No. 63.] Defendants.

17 On October 21, 2019, Plaintiff Anthony Johnson filed a motion (1) to stay the present 18 action pending resolution of his petition for writ of mandamus filed with the United States 19 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and (2) to stay the resolution of Defendants’ 20 motions to dismiss and to strike Plaintiff’s malicious prosecution claim pending Plaintiff’s 21 state court appeal of the judgment in the underlying lawsuit. (Doc. No. 63.) On October 22 25, 2019, the Court took the motion to stay under submission. (Doc. No. 65.) On 23 November 8, 2019, Defendants Storix Inc., Paul Tyrell and Sean Sullivan filed a response 24 in opposition to Plaintiff’s motion to stay. (Doc. No. 68.) On November 18, 2019, Plaintiff 25 filed his reply. (Doc. No. 70.) For the…