State police are attempting to block the release of records, including photos, reports and on scene video, related to an Aug. 26 police chase that resulted in the death of 15-year-old Damon Grimes -- at least for now.

Grimes, of Detroit, was illegally riding an ATV on city streets when state police troopers spotted and tried to stop him. He fled.

Grimes lost control of his ATV, crashed into a pickup and died after allegedly being shot with a Taser by Trooper Mark Bessner. Bessner is accused of improperly firing his Taser at the teen through the open window of his patrol vehicle while amid the chase.

The incident led to the resignations of Bessner and two other troopers, according to federal court filings.

Monique Grimes, the teen's mother, is now suing the trooper for more than $50 million.

The Fieger Law Firm, whose attorneys are representing Monique Grimes, filed a Freedom of Information Act request for public records related to the case.

Michigan state police didn't deny the request, but responded with what U.S. District Judge Gershwin A. Drain referred to as an "astronomical" bill for $5,331.20 in order to process the request.

Rather than pay the invoice, the attorneys attempted another avenue to obtain the records. They filed for what is called a "rule 45 subpoena," to force the court-ordered release of the records.

State police then asked the judge to block the subpoena, claiming several reasons, one of which being that release of the records could impede the ongoing criminal investigation.

Judge's order for stay in Grimes case:

State police want to block release of any records until after the criminal investigation and resulting proceedings conclude. That means, if criminal charges are filed, no records would be released until the conclusion of ant criminal court cases.

Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors regularly block media from obtaining public records related to ongoing criminal investigations.

The state police "originally agreed to produce the subject information, albeit with an astronomical price tag, thus its reliance on the ongoing investigation seems suspect," Gershwin wrote in his Nov. 28 order.

Gershwin said, since there are no formal criminal proceedings underway, and no indication criminal charges are likely, he would not block the subpoena entirely.

He issued a stay until Dec. 31, which means no records are likely to be be released before that time, when the judge could extend the stay, decide to block the subpoena or force the release of the records.

The death of Grimes is being investigated by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, state police and Detroit police.

While the reasons aren't always clear, death investigations involving police regularly take longer than those involving civilians.

In another lengthy investigation, prosecutors have still not determined if the fatal shooting of fleeing 19-year-old Raynard Burton, who was killed in the backyard of a vacant Detroit home, was justified.

"We have received the information that is needed from the police," said Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Maria Miller. "At this time, the formal review process has not been completed yet on this case."

Police Chief James Craig, shortly after shooting, said Burton "lunged at the officer" and "there was a struggle over the gun," but later retracted the statement about Burton attempting to grab the officer's gun.

"At this time, we don't know, but we do know there was a struggle, there was a garment removed from the subject, (who) was wearing a shirt at time," the chief later said. "The officer indicated he did fear for his safety at the time of the encounter."

The officer feared for his life, in part, Craig said, because he suspected Burton might be armed.

"What was described to us was that, at one point in the pursuit, the suspect was grabbing his waistline and (the officer) believed the suspect could have possibly armed himself," Craig said.