The following excerpt is from Midway Finance Corp., Ltd. v. Walters, 980 F.2d 737 (9th Cir. 1992):
We review the district court's denial of a stay pending appeal for abuse of discretion. Lopez v. Heckler, 713 F.2d 1432, 1435 (9th Cir.1983). The standard applied by the district court for evaluating stays pending appeal "is similar to that employed by district courts in deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction." Id.
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