Trite Nugatory

... the entire trial would become nugatory. Nugatory:

1. Of no real value

2. Trivial, trifling or of little importance; Ineffective, invalid or futile; Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual; Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained

3. Of little or no importance, trifling, worthless, not operative, invalid

... it was trite law that the court had absolute discretion whether to grant a stay or not. Trite:

1. Banal: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

2. Unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed