Anderson v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Soc'y

MARK W. BENNETT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ... 1014 *1014II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ... 1015

A. Standard Of Review ... 1015

B. Analysis ... 1016

1. The applicable standards of review ...1016

2. "Mandatory" vs. "discretionary" stays ... 1016

3. Is a "mandatory" or "discretionary" stay appropriate? ... 1017

4. Consideration of relevant factors for a stay ... 1017

III. CONCLUSION ... 1019

This case, removed to this federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, arises from the death of the plaintiff's father in a care facility for the elderly operated by the defendant. The…