bero - sat i ~ on hold (fx now, the company s aggressive acquisition strategy in the US is on hold); put on hold; stille i ~ suspend (fx operations on the other patients have been suspended); suspend; place on hold, put on hold; leave in abeyance; stillet i ~ on hold (fx scores of projects are on hold and many new plants have gone bankrupt); in abeyance; deferred; stille sagen i ~ defer action (in the matter); sætte i ~ put on hold (fx the programme was put on hold because of cost and safety concerns);
* The introduction of the recordable DVD recorder is also on pause until arguments about high prices and pirating are solved.

This is a possibility

just like you have it will do just fine

I can't quite work out if this is a civil or crim. case.

Enter a nolle prosequi (BE) would be to stop a crim. - arguably also a civ. - case altogether. To nolle prosequi (AE).

'Stay of Proceedings. Service members ...'