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Stay of Proceedings

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A quick definition of Stay of Proceedings:

A stay of proceedings is when a court stops or pauses a trial or legal case for a little while or a long time. Sometimes the court can start the case again later. This can happen automatically or by the judge's decision. If someone wants a stay, they have to show that they will probably win the case, that they will be hurt badly if the stay is not granted, that the other people in the case won't be hurt too much, and that it's good for the public to have a stay.

A more thorough explanation:

A stay of proceedings is a decision made by a court to temporarily or indefinitely stop or suspend a trial or legal proceeding. The court may later lift the stay and continue the proceeding. Some stays are automatic, while others are up to the judge's discretion.

For example, if a defendant in a criminal case appeals their conviction, the trial court may stay any further proceedings until the appeal is resolved. This means that the defendant will not be sentenced or serve any time in prison until the appeal is decided.

In order to obtain a stay, the party requesting it must show that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their appeal, that they will suffer irreparable harm if the stay is not granted, that the other parties will not be significantly harmed, and that granting the stay is in the public interest.

Overall, a stay of proceedings is a way for the court to pause a legal case while certain issues are resolved, such as an appeal or other legal matters.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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