FICKEN v. RICE, 07-5124 (D.C. Cir. 8-14-2007)
Ivan Ficken, individually, and as father of and best friend of and onbehalf of C.I., a minor child, Appellant v. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary,United States Department of State, et al., Appellees.
No. 07-5124.United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Filed On: August 14, 2007.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] BEFORE: Ginsburg, Chief Judge, and Sentelle and Brown, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam.
ORDER
Upon consideration of the petition for permission to appeal pursuant to28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), the motion to dismiss, the opposition thereto, and the motion for appointment of counsel, it is
ORDERED, on the court's own motion, that this appeal be held in abeyance pending the district court's resolution of "Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration of Court's Order Dated March 29, 2007, or If Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration Cannot Be Substantially Granted, in the Alternative, Plaintiffs Request That the Court Certify the Court's Dismissal of ACT as a Defendant in This Case to the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)," filed April 9, 2007. The appeal will be held in abeyance pending resolution of both the motion for reconsideration and the alternative request for certification pursuant to § 1292(b). The parties shall file motions to govern further proceedings within thirty days after resolution of both aspects of the April 9 motion.
The Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this order to the district court.Page 1