STIPULATION AND ORDER RE STAYING DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS PENDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION APPEAL

MORRISON E. ENGLAND, Jr., Chief District Judge.

Plaintiff Center for Competitive Politics and Defendant Attorney General Kamala D. Harris (collectively, the "Parties"), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, on May 14, 2014, this Court issued an Order denying Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction;

WHEREAS, on May 15, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as to this Court's May 14, 2014 Order denying Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction;

WHEREAS, in light of the pending appeal in the Ninth Circuit, and in the interest of judicial economy and efficiency and to save judicial and party resources, the Parties have agreed to stay district court proceedings pending appeal.

THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, it is hereby stipulated that:

The district court proceedings in this case shall be stayed pending resolution of Plaintiffs' preliminary injunction appeal and until the issuance of the mandate by the Ninth Circuit.

Order

Having considered the above stipulation of the parties, proceedings in this case are STAYED pending resolution of Plaintiff's preliminary injunction appeal, ECF No. 18, and until the issuance of the mandate by the Ninth Circuit (Court of Appeals Docket #: 14-15978). The stay in this matter shall be lifted automatically without further action by this Court upon the issuance of said mandate.

Defendant's last day to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint shall be no later than 21 days after entry of the mandate by the Ninth Circuit regarding Plaintiff's preliminary injunction appeal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.