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Plaintiffs Raymund Buckley, Jane Gremons, the New Hampshire Democratic Party and Jane Doe ("the plaintiffs") have brought a civil action against defendant New Hampshire Republican State Committee ("NHRSC"), Charles McGee, Milo Enterprises, Inc. Allen Raymond, Chris Cupit, and GOP Marketplace concerning an alleged telephone jamming scheme that is said to have taken place during the November, 2002 election. With respect to each defendant, the plaintiffs allege four counts, including: (1) interference with federal and state constitutional rights to vote and participate in elections; (2) interference with state and federal constitutional rights to free association; (3) civil conspiracy; (4) a request for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief.

The plaintiff claims the defendant failed to pay damages under an insurance contract for uninsured motorist coverage and acted with bad faith when it adjusted the plaintiffs uninsured motorist coverage. The defendant moves to stay the plaintiffs bad faith claim, arguing proceeding on this claim at the same time as the plaintiffs breach of contract claim may be a waste of the parties’ and the court’s resources and is prejudicial to the defendant. The plaintiff objects. The court held a hearing on this matter on September 2, 2005. After a review of the parties’ pleadings and the applicable law, the court finds and rules as follows.