Opinion
Civil Action No. 05-cv-02262-WYD-BNB.
May 11, 2006
ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Unopposed Motions for Stay of Proceeding Until Resolution of the Companion Criminal Action filed by interested parties Manuel Lozano (docket # 22) and Bertha Lozano (docket # 23) on May 2, 2006. These motions seek a stay of this matter pending the resolution of a related criminal action pending in this Court, United States v. Dwight Darden et al., Case No. 05-cr-00471-REB. A stay is sought in order to avoid difficult legal Fifth Amendment issues in connection with the criminal proceedings. The motions indicate that government counsel Jim Russell does not oppose the motions and that he believes a stay is in the best interests of all parties.
The Court, having reviewed the motions and being fully advised in the premises,
ORDERS that the Unopposed Motions for Stay of Proceedings filed May 2, 2006, are GRANTED. This matter is STAYED pending the resolution of the related criminal action in this Court, United States v. Dwight Darden et al., Case No. 05-cr-00471-REB. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that upon resolution of the criminal action, the parties are directed to promptly advise the Court so that this case can be reopened.