PERMENTER et al v. ECLINICAL WORKS LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
IN RE:
STAY OF CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
IN LIGHT OF LAPSE OF
APPROPRIATIONS
Re: Administrative Order No. 2025-01
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER STAYING CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN LIGHT OF LAPSE
OF APPROPRIATIONS
On November 12, 2025, Congress passed, and the President signed, the
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction
and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, a continuing resolution restoring
funding through January 30, 2026, to the U.S. Department of Justice and the other
federal agencies that experienced a lapse in appropriations beginning at midnight on
October 1, 2025.
On October 6, 2025, the Court entered an Administrative Order staying certain
civil cases involving the United States due to the lapse in appropriations which
stayed:
Any and all civil cases (excluding civil immigration habeas matters)
pending in the District Court of the Middle District of Georgia in
which the United States, any of its federal agencies, or any of its
officers and/or employees is a named party, including any such
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matter pending before a Magistrate Judge, . . . until Congress has
restored appropriations to the Department of Justice and the
subject client agency or agencies, or enacted another continuing
resolution, restoring funds to the Department and the subject
client agency or agencies.
Admin. Order No. 2025-01.
In light of the restoration of funding to U.S. Department of Justice and all
of its client agencies, it is ORDERED that Administrative Order No. 2025-01 is
hereby lifted and all civil cases previously stayed by Administrative Order No.
2025-01 are immediately reactivated.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that, with respect to all previously stayed
civil cases, all deadlines in place as of November 12, 2025, are effectively
extended by forty-three (43) days.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that, with respect to all previously stayed
civil cases in which the Court has entered a scheduling and discovery order, the
parties shall file within fourteen (14) days of this Order a joint proposed amended
scheduling and discovery order, proposing new dates for all deadlines affected
by the lapse in appropriations.
SO ORDERED this 13th day of November, 2025.
___________________________
LESLIE ABRAMS GARDNER
CHIEF JUDGE
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