DECISION AND ORDER

JEREMIAH J. MCCARTHY, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and the People of the State of New York, commenced this action seeking a permanent injunction and other equitable relief for defendants' alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. §41 et seq., and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692 et seq. Amended Complaint [31].1 Currently, there is an October 19, 2018 Case Management Order ("CMO") [44] in effect, which sets deadlines for the completion of pretrial proceedings in the case.

Before the court is the FTC's unopposed motion for a stay of the case due to the cessation of its funding [49]. For the following reasons the motion is granted.2

DISCUSSION

On December 31, 2018, the FTC filed its motion for a stay, alleging that it had exhausted its current year appropriations. FTC's Motion [49], p. 1 of 3. The FTC argues that until Congress restores its appropriations, its "attorneys are prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, `except for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protections of property.'" Id. (quoting 31 U.S.C. §1342).

On January 2, 2019, I issued a briefing schedule requiring defendants' responses to the motion to be served by January 4, 2019. Text Order [50].3 The Hylan defendants4 have responded that have no objection to the motion [51], but no responses were received from the other defendants. Therefore, the motion is granted as unopposed.

CONCLUSION

For these reasons, the FTC's motion for a stay [49] is granted. The case is stayed until Congress appropriates funds for the FTC. When that occurs, the FTC shall promptly notify the court and the parties, and the CMO deadlines will be extended commensurate with the length of the stay.

SO ORDERED.