A.B., an individual, et al. v. Salesforce, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration of an order staying the civil action against Salesforce, Inc. The Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 1595(b) requires the action to remain stayed during the pendency of a related criminal case and directed counsel to notify the Court within fourteen days of that case’s final adjudication.

Holdings

1. The plain language of 18 U.S.C. § 1595(b) requires the court to stay the civil action during the pendency of a related criminal action when the statutory conditions are satisfied.
2. Reconsideration was not warranted because plaintiffs presented no new arguments or evidence and merely rehashed arguments previously rejected by the court.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should reconsider its prior order staying the civil action under 18 U.S.C. § 1595(b).
2. Whether the plain language of 18 U.S.C. § 1595(b) requires the civil action to remain stayed during the pendency of a related criminal action.
3. Whether plaintiffs' renewed statutory-interpretation arguments warranted reconsideration despite the absence of new evidence or arguments.

Disposition

other