Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-cv-02227-WJM-KLM
10-27-2011
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, Plaintiff, v. LISA P. JACKSON, in her official capacity as Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Defendant.
MINUTE ORDER
ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX
This matter is before the Court on the Joint Motion to Stay Deadlines Pending Lodging of Proposed Settlement [Docket No. 7; Filed October 26, 2011] (the "Motion").
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED IN PART as follows. The Scheduling Conference set for October 31, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. is VACATED. However, the Court declines to enter a stay of proceedings. See Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 706-07 (1997) (the District Court retains "broad discretion" as to whether proceedings should be stayed, "as an incident to its power to control its own docket." (citation omitted)).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file the referenced proposed consent decree on or before December 15, 2011.