Free Order Staying Case - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1 :04-cv-01378-GIVIS Document 48 Filed 02/24/2006 Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
SAAD M. SOLIMAN, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 04-1378 (GMS)
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STANLEY TAYLOR, PAUL HOWARD, )
THOMAS CARROLL, LAWRENCE )
McGUIGAN, JAMES LUPINETTI, )
DAVID E. PIERCE, JR., JOSEPH B. )
RICHARDSON, RONALD HOSTERMAN, )
and STATE OF DELAWARE )
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, )
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Defendants. )
ORDER
WHEREAS, on February 9, 2006, the parties to the above—captioned action filed a Joint
Status Report (DI, 47) in anticipation of a scheduling conference set with the court for February 14,
2006;
WHEREAS, the status report provides information regarding a criminal proceeding against
the plaintiff that has appeals pending in the Delaware state court system;
WHEREAS, as a result of the criminal proceeding, the parties jointly request a stay of this
case until the plaintiff has exhausted all appeals and any potential re-trial, and
WHEREAS, after having considered the parties’ request, the court concludes that it is in the
interest of justice to stay this case pending disposition of the criminal proceeding;

Case 1:04-cv—01378-Gl\/IS Document 48 Filed 02/24/2006 Page 2 of 2
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
l. The parties’ joint request to stay this case is GRANTED.
2. This case shall be stayed pending the disposition ofthe criminal proceeding against
the plaintiff.
3. Cotmsel for the plaintiff shall submit a letter apprising the court ofthe status ol` the
criminal proceeding every ninety (90) days until the proceeding is resolved. Counsel
for plaintiff also shall notify the court when the criminal proceeding is resolved.
Dated: February ,2006 ‘
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