Christian Employers Alliance v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Christian Employers Alliance, 	)
on behalf of itself and its members, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	) 	ORDER GRANTING MOTION
) 	TO LIFT STAY AND SETTING
v. 	) 	DEADLINES
)
United States Equal Employment 	)
Opportunity Commission, et al., 	) 	Case No.: 1:25-cv-00007
)
Defendants. 	)
On October 14, 2025, Defendants filed a Motion to Stay Case Deadlines in Light of Lapse
of Appropriations. (Doc. No. 31). The stay was requested due to a lapse in appropriations and
subsequent government shutdown resulting in Department of Justice attorneys being prohibited by
law from working during the shutdown. On October 15, 2025, the court granted the motion and
ordered all case deadlines stayed pending further order of the court. (Doc. No. 33).
On November 20, 2025, Defendants filed an unopposed Motion to Lift Stay. (Doc. No. 36).
Defendants advised that on November 12, 2025, appropriations were restored to the Department
of Justice and the U.S. Equal employment Opportunity Commission, and so request the court lift
the stay of case deadlines and clarify deadlines pertaining to a pending motion for partial summary
judgment and reschedule the scheduling conference that was originally set for October 31, 2025.
The court GRANTS Defendants’ motion (Doc. No. 36) and orders that the stay be lifted.
Defendants shall respond to the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 13), by January
30, 2026. The Scheduling Conference shall be rescheduled for February 2, 2026, at 10:30
AM by telephone. To participate in the conference, the parties shall call 571-353-2301 and
enter ID 292466149 followed by #.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 21st day of November, 2025.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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