Legal Opinion
Alcala v. Texas Webb County
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 1, 2009No. Civil Action L-08-0128PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
J. SCOTT HACKER, United States Magistrate Judge.
Pending before the Court is Defendants Mary Ethel Novoa and Patricia Barrera’s “Motion to Stay Civil Proceedings in this Case” (Dkt. Nos. 45, 56). Defendants move the Court to issue a complete stay of this civil action until the conclusion of Novoa’s pending state court trial. Plaintiffs have filed a response to Defendants’ Motion and are opposed to a stay. (Dkt. No. 46). After having considered the parties’ arguments and the applicable case law, the Court holds that a complete stay of these civil proceedings is…
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