Butler v. Prince Georges County, Maryland

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT , DISTRICT OF MARYLAND PETER J. MESSITTE 6500 CHERRYWOOD LANE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE GREENBELT, MARYLAND 20770 301-344-0632

MEMORANDUM ORDER TO: Counsel of Record FROM: Judge Peter J. Messitte RE: Frazier v. Prince George’s County, Md. No. 22-cv-1768 DATE: May 17. 2023 * OK Ok The Court has received Defendant Prince George’s County’s Motion to Stay District Court Proceedings Pending Resolution of Appeal (ECF No. 121), and Plaintiffs’ opposition thereto (ECF No. 123). The County’s Motion to Stay (ECF No. 121) is DENIED. Interlocutory appeals ordinarily do not warrant a stay. District of Columbia v. Trump, 344 F. Supp. 3d 828, 843 (D. Md. 2018). The finds that the County has not met its burden to justify a stay in this particular case: the Court has taken the parties’ Motions for Reconsideration under advisement, and discovery will take place regardless of what the Fourth Circuit’s decides on Plaintiffs’ interlocutory appeal of this Court’s denial of their Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Despite the informal nature of this ruling, it shall constitute an Order of the Court and the Clerk is directed to docket it accordingly. VY i Peter J. Messitte WnitedStates District Judge CC: Court file Counsel of Record