REQUEST FOR STAY OF ENFORCEMENT PENDING REVIEW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Preliminary Statement
- Procedural Posture
- Standard for Stay
- Argument (Stay Factors)
- Bond/Conditions (if applicable)
- Relief Requested
- Signature
1. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
- Petitioner requests a stay of the Agency's [Decision/Order] dated [DATE] pending [reconsideration/appeal/judicial review] to prevent irreparable harm.
2. PROCEDURAL POSTURE
- Petition filed on [DATE] under 29 Del. C. Section 10142; court has jurisdiction to stay enforcement under 29 Del. C. Section 10144 or [agency rule/statute].
- For Delaware matters, cite the specific statutory provision or agency regulation authorizing a stay.
3. STANDARD FOR STAY
- Applicable standard under Delaware law: (1) likelihood of success on the merits; (2) irreparable harm absent a stay; (3) balance of harms; (4) public interest.
- Cite [agency rule/case law] for specific agency standards if applicable.
4. ARGUMENT (STAY FACTORS)
- Likelihood of success: [Summarize key merits points].
- Irreparable harm: [Describe imminent harms not compensable by money - license suspension, business shutdown, reputational harm].
- Balance of harms: [Explain harms to Petitioner outweigh any harm to agency/others].
- Public interest: [Explain alignment with public interest/safety/fairness].
5. BOND/CONDITIONS (IF APPLICABLE)
- Petitioner is [willing/unwilling] to post bond or comply with conditions: [Describe proposed conditions].
6. RELIEF REQUESTED
- Enter an order staying enforcement of the [Decision/Order] pending final disposition of the [reconsideration/appeal/judicial review].
7. SIGNATURE
- Signature block for Petitioner or counsel.
DELAWARE-SPECIFIC PROCEDURAL NOTES
- Under 29 Del. C. Section 10144, the reviewing court may grant a stay upon appropriate terms.
- When seeking a stay from the agency, check agency-specific rules for stay procedures and standards.
- The filing of a petition for judicial review does not automatically stay enforcement.
- Bond or other security may be required as a condition of the stay.
- Consider filing a motion for stay simultaneously with the petition for judicial review.
[// GUIDANCE: For Delaware matters, cite 29 Del. C. Section 10144 for court stays. Agency-level stays depend on specific agency regulations.]