SACRAMENTO — The impact of the federal government shutdown became readily apparent Tuesday morning when attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice, citing the budget drama, asked a judge to pause the antitrust trial targeting social commerce company Bazaarvoice.
“Absent an appropriation, Department of Justice attorneys and employees are generally prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances,” DOJ attorney Peter Huston wrote. “This is creating difficulties for the Department to perform the functions necessary to support its litigation efforts, and, accordingly, the Department’s policy is to seek a stay in all pending civil litigation.”
