Floyd
Floyd v. Crunch Fitness - San Jose
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MICHAEL FLOYD, Case No. 24-cv-08314-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR
v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
CRUNCH FITNESS - SAN JOSE,
Defendant.
13 Michael Floyd, who is representing himself, filed a petition seeking an order vacating an arbitration award resulting from a dispute with Bay Area Crunchers, LLC, doing business as Crunch Fit (“Crunch Fit”). Dkt. No. 1. Crunch Fit opposed Mr. Floyd’s petition and moved for an order affirming the arbitration award. Dkt. No. 12. The Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)2 does not itself create federal jurisdiction; rather, a federal court must have an independent basis on which to exercise jurisdiction. See Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. 1, 4 (2022). The Court issued an order to show cause inviting the parties’ responses on the question of whether the Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action. See Dkt. No. 28; see also…