Jose Alba v. Layne Christensen Company et al

Filing 21

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT by Judge John F. Walter. The Court has reviewed the Plaintiff's Statement Re: Order to Show Cause 19 and Defendant's Response to Order to Show Cause 20 . Based on the litany of excuses and claimed inadvertent errors, the Court declines to discharge the Order to Show Cause. In addition, in light of counsel's admitted violations of the Court's Order, the Court concludes that counsel and their clients will be better served by proceeding in state court. Accordingly, this action is remanded to Los Angeles Superior Court. Case Terminated. Made JS-6 (iv)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES -- GENERAL
Case No.

CV 18-473-JFW(PLAx)

Title:

Jose Alba -v- Layne Christensen Company, et al.

Date: July 13, 2018

PRESENT: HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Shannon Reilly
Courtroom Deputy

None Present
Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS:
None
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS):

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:
None

ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO LOS ANGELES
SUPERIOR COURT

On July 2, 2018, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause as a result of the parties’ violation
of the Court’s February 22, 2018 Order to conduct a Settlement Conference by June 25, 2018.
The Court has reviewed the Plaintiff’s Statement Re: Order to Show Cause (Docket No. 19)
and Defendant’s Response to Order to Show Cause (Docket No. 20). Based on the litany of
excuses and claimed inadvertent errors, the Court declines to discharge the Order to Show Cause.
In addition, in light of counsel’s admitted violations of the Court’s Order, the Court concludes
that counsel and their clients will be better served by proceeding in state court. Accordingly, this
action is remanded to Los Angeles Superior Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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