Ajaxo Inc. v. Bank of America Technology, et al

Filing 381

ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 02/03/09 ORDERING that the 362 Motion to continue or stay trial is DENIED. (Benson, A.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AJAXO, INC., a Delaware ) Corporation; K.C. MULTIMEDIA, INC.,) a Delaware Corporation, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) BANK OF AMERICA TECHNOLOGY AND ) OPERATIONS, INC., a Delaware ) Corporation; BANK OF AMERICA ) CORPORATION, a Delaware ) Corporation; BANK OF AMERICA ) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and ALLEN ) TAM, an individual, ) ) Defendants. ) ) 2:07-cv-00945-GEB-GGH ORDER1

Defendants move to continue or stay the trial scheduled to commence on March 9, 2009, until final judgment is entered in a related state trade secret action. Since the motion concerns pending

copyright claims within the Court's exclusive federal jurisdiction, the motion is denied. See Minucci v. Agrama, 868 F.2d 1113, 1115 (9th

Cir. 1989)(reversing district court's decision to stay a copyright action and holding "a district court has no discretion to stay

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proceedings as to claims within exclusive federal jurisdiction").

See

also Legal Economic Evaluations v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 39 F.3d 951, 956 (9th Cir. 1994)(holding "binding Ninth Circuit precedent [ ] precludes Colorado River abstention where federal jurisdiction is exclusive"). Dated: February 3, 2009

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge

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