Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Company

Filing 100

ORDER denying 93 Plaintiff's Motion for Crateo Indication. Signed by Judge Janis L. Sammartino on 9/3/10. (lmt)

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Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Company Doc. 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff A.J. Oliver's motion for Crateo indication. (Doc. No. 93.) Also before the Court is Defendant Cypress Creek Co., LP's ("Cypress Creek") opposition and Plaintiff's reply. (Doc. Nos. 96, 98.) For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's motion for Crateo indication. BACKGROUND On December 7, 2007, plaintiff filed his original complaint alleging the existence of various architectural barriers that prevented him from full and equal enjoyment and access of a Food 4 Less store. (Doc. No. 1 ¶ 10.) Plaintiff alleged a federal cause of action under the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Id. ¶ 3.) Plaintiff also alleged state-law causes of action under California's Disabled Persons Act, Unruh Civil Rights Act, and denial of full and equal access to facilities. (Id. ¶ 4.) -107cv2301 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA A.J. OLIVER, vs. Plaintiff, CASE NO. 07 CV 2301 JLS (POR) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR CRATEO INDICATION (Doc. No. 93) RALPH'S GROCERY COMPANY d/b/a FOOD 4 LESS#780, and CYPRESS CREEK CO., LP d/b/a PTC INVESTMENTS COMPANY, Defendant. Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiff and both defendants filed cross-motions for summary judgment. Cypress Creek filed its motion for summary judgment on December 3, 2008, and Ralph's Grocery Company filed its motion on January 15, 2008. (Doc. Nos. 56, 65.) Plaintiff filed his motion for summary judgment and motion for sanctions on January 19, 2009. (Doc. No. 66.) On August 26, 2009, the Court denied Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, granted in part the motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants, dismissed all federal causes of action, and declined supplemental jurisdiction of all state-law causes of action. (Doc. No. 87.) On September 9, 2009, Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal from the Court's order. (Doc. No. 89.) The appeal remains pending. Plaintiff filed the present motion for Crateo indication on May 11, 2010, asking the Court to indicate whether it would agree to reconsider its order August 26, 2009 summary judgment order. (Doc. No. 93.) DISCUSSION A district court is divested of jurisdiction once a notice of appeal is filed. Davis v. Yageo Corp., 481 F.3d 661, 685 (9th Cir. 2007) (citing Gould v. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N.Y., 790 F.2d 769, 772 (9th Cir.1986)). In order for a district court divested of jurisdiction by a notice of appeal to entertain and decide a Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion for reconsideration, the movant must first seek an indication from the district court that it wishes to entertain or grant the motion. Id. Should the district court indicate willingness to entertain the motion, the movant must then move the presiding circuit court for remand of the case. Id. Plaintiff's motion for Crateo indication seeks to initiate this process. (Doc. No. 93.) Plaintiff supports his motion by submitting appellate briefs in which he claims to have "presented a number of legal arguments, which include[] new authority and arguments this court may not have originally considered." (Doc. No. 93 at 2.) Plaintiff does not attempt to set forth any grounds for reconsideration, instead essentially arguing that the Court's summary judgment order was incorrect. Having reviewed Plaintiff's submissions in support of his motion, the Court finds that Plaintiff has not provided sufficient legal or factual basis for the Court to consent to entertaining reconsideration of the Court's summary judgment order in the instant case. // -2- 07cv2301 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DATED: September 3, 2010 IT IS SO ORDERED. CONCLUSION For the reasons stated above, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's motion for Crateo indication. Honorable Janis L. Sammartino United States District Judge -3- 07cv2301

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