With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". of Appeals or a judge thereof shall so order.” Here, resolution of the issue of whether or not Travelers owes Plaintiff a defense of a cross-complaint filed in a pending state court action “would alter the direction of the current proceedings...."Assoc. of Irritated Residents v. Fred Schakel Dairy, 634 F.Supp.2d at 1092-93 (staying proceedings pending interlocutory appeal of order denying motion to dismiss Clean Air Act claim). Since three of Plaintiffs four claims against Travelers are based upon the duty to defend, “[i]t would be a waste of judicial and party resources to proceed with [these] claims while the appeal is pending.” Id.; see also Watson v. Yolo Co. Flood Control and Water Conservation District, No. 2:06-cv-1549 FCD DAD, 2007 WL 4107539, at *4 (E.D.Cal. Nov. 16, 2007) (<HOLDING>). Plaintiff counters that “a stay will cause

A: holding that such a stay is appropriate where in the absence of a stay the continuation of the proceedings in the trial court disrupts the arbitration proceedings and can render them ineffective
B: holding same as to the filing of a notice of an interlocutory appeal
C: holding that in the interest of judicial economy we exercise our discretionary power to suspend the rules pertaining to interlocutory appeals and address the remainder of the defendants appeal
D: holding stay of proceedings pending interlocutory appeal promotes economy of time and effort both for the court and the parties
D.