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Case Ce2@-Gi0-00484-DGtUDER ODobeHékGA, PREG DLI1 H2aGe Hands of 13 in her ability to seek redress for the sexual assaults and other tortious conduct on which her claims are based, as, during the pendency of any stay, she would still be able to participate in that program. Overall, and despite Plaintiffs assertion that a stay would work to her disadvantage, this Court finds that any generalized prejudice that she would suffer as the result of a stay is not sufficient to counterbalance the other factors that the Court should consider, which all heavily favor a stay. 4, The Interests of the Defendant The private interests of Maxwell, and the burden that she would face in proceeding with discovery in the civil action at this time are significant. As already noted, if civil discovery were to proceed, Maxwell would have to make the difficult decision of whether to assert her Fifth Amendment privilege — a decision that could adversely impact her position in one or the other of the cases she is defending. See Louis Vuitton, 676 F.3d at 97. Also, due to heightened restrictions at the MDC during the COVID-19 pandemic (restrictions of which this Court takes judicial notice), this Court understands that counsel has had difficulty, and will likely continue to have difficulty, meeting with Maxwell and arranging for her to review documents or otherwise to confer for the purpose of preparing a defense to this civil case. (See 8/19/20 Menninger Ltr., at 5; see also 9/4/20 Menninger Reply Ltr., at 2-3.) This Court finds that not only the existence of the criminal prosecution against Maxwell, but also the particularly (and unusually) restrictive circumstances of her current detention, would necessarily make it harder for Maxwell to participate fully in the discovery process in this action, and would cause her undue prejudice, weighing strongly in favor of a stay. DOJ-OGR-00019453