DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
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SERGIO R. PEREA (minor) by and through
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MARIA RIVERA ABUNAGAA (as Mother
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and Next of Kin),
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,
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Defendants. 5
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TO:
Pamela Lynn Colon, Esq.
Angela Tyson-Floyd, Esq., AUSA
ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court for consideration upon United States of
America’s Motion to Stay Mediation, Pending a Resolution of the Motion to Dismiss, or in
the Alternative For Summary Judgment (Docket No. 58).  Plaintiff filed an opposition to
said motion.  Because the mediation is scheduled for November 18, 2009, this order is
issued without necessity of reply.
Having reviewed the motion and opposition and being duly advised in the
premises, the Court finds that a stay is warranted in view of Defendant United States’
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representation that it is unlikely to settle this matter in meditation given its confidence in
its motion to dismiss.  Consequently, in the interests of conserving the parties’ time,
resources, and energies, the Court will grant the motion.
WHEREFORE, it is now hereby ORDERED:
1.
 United States of America’s Motion to Stay Mediation, Pending a Resolution
of the Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative For Summary Judgment
(Docket No. 58) is GRANTED.
2.
All deadlines, including mediation, contained in the Fifth and Final
Scheduling Order (Docket No. 42), as amended by subsequent Scheduling
Orders (Docket Nos. 51 and 54) are hereby STAYED until resolution of the
United States of America’s Motion to Dismiss or until further order of this
Court.
3.
The mediation currently scheduled for November 18, 2009, is CANCELED.
ENTER:
Dated: November 17, 2009
/s/ George W. Cannon, Jr.                           
GEORGE W. CANNON, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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