Opinion
4:21-cv-07450-HSG
06-09-2022
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL and the TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACCOUNT, Plaintiffs, v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, et al., Defendants.
ROB BONTA Attorney General of California TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN Supervising Deputy Attorney General SOMERSET PERRY Deputy Attorney General Attorneys for Plaintiffs Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Toxic Substances Control Account.
ROB BONTA Attorney General of California TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN Supervising Deputy Attorney General SOMERSET PERRY Deputy Attorney General Attorneys for Plaintiffs Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Toxic Substances Control Account.
ORDER STAYING LITIGATION FOR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
Pursuant to the Joint Unopposed Motion for Stay of Litigation, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
(1) This action is temporarily stayed until November 26, 2022, for all purposes to enable the Parties to continue their settlement negotiations without the expenditure of the Court's or the Parties' resources on litigation;
(2) While the stay is in effect, the Parties shall not be required to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including without limitation rule 26(a) regarding initial disclosures, and other procedural provisions requiring submissions to the Court or specific action by the Parties, beyond the status reports provided for in paragraph (5) of this order.
(3) Defendants are not required to file a responsive pleading until 30 days after the expiration of the stay;
(4) The Parties will inform the Court by letter upon their submission of the equivalent stay motions in the parallel litigations, and upon the other courts' rulings on those motions; and, (5) The Parties shall file an initial status report no later than August 24, 2022, and shall file a second status report upon the expiration of the stay.
IT IS SO ORDERED.