Oviedo v. Ventura Music Group

Petitioner Corinne Oviedo seeks a writ of certiorari to review an order denying her motion to stay a state court action *635pending the disposition of a pending action in federal court. We grant the petition.

Although a trial court has broad discretion to deny a motion for stay of proceedings, see Air Comfort Mech., Inc. v. Simmons, 252 So.2d 285 (Fla. 2d DCA 1971), “[i]t is well established that when a previously filed federal action is pending between the same parties or privies on the same issues, a subsequently filed state court action ordinarily should be stayed until the determination of the…