Raymond Kovacic et al v. County of Los Angeles et al

Filing 155

ORDER TERMINATING CASE by Judge Otis D. Wright, II. As a final judgment has been entered in this case and jurisdiction now lies with the circuit court, the Court terminates this proceeding 141 149 154 . (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (lom)

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United States District Court
Central District of California

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RAYMOND KOVACIC and JARED
KOVACIC,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 2:14-CV-07765-ODW(PJW)

ORDER TERMINATING CASE

v.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
EDWARD J. MCDONALD; and DOES
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Defendants.

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On May 6, 2016, the jury in this case rendered its verdict. (ECF No. 135.) On

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June 3, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a motion for a new trial. (ECF No. 141.) The Court

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denied Plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial on July 11, 2016 as well as their previously

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filed motion for judgment as a matter of law. (ECF No. 149.) Plaintiffs subsequently

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appealed the Court’s denial of their motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a

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new trial to the Ninth Circuit (Docket No. 16-56141). (ECF No. 154.) As a final

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judgment has been entered in this case and jurisdiction now lies with the circuit court,

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the Court terminates this proceeding. Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.,

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459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982) (per curiam) (noting that once a notice of appeal is filed, the

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district court is divested of jurisdiction over the matters being appealed).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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October 11, 2016

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OTIS D. WRIGHT, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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