HEARING ON MOTION FOR DISCRETIONARY STAY OF PROCEEDINGS

FILED BY WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC., et al.

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Defendants Waste Connections US, Inc., Madera Disposal Systems, Inc., Potrero Hills Landfill, Inc., and Waste Solutions Group of San Benito, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) move this Court for an order for a discretionary stay of proceedings in this action during the pendency of Defendants’ appeal. Plaintiff Alameda County Waste Management Authority (“Plaintiff” or “ACWMA”) opposes the motion.

Defendants bring their motion “pursuant to the court’s inherent power to impose a discretionary stay of proceedings, its authority to regulate proceedings before it under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 128, pursuant to statutes authorizing the imposition of a stay of proceedings pending appeal, discretionary and otherwise, pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 916 – 923 et seq., and this Court’s order of February 19, 2020.” (Notice of Motion at 2:3-7.)

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