Short
Short v. ZBS Law LLP
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WILTON C. SHORT, Case No. 24-cv-07908-RFL
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. STAY
ZBS LAW LLP, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 53 Defendants.
Plaintiff Wilton Short, who is representing himself, filed a lawsuit in federal court on November 11, 2024, challenging actions taken by Defendants in the lead-up to foreclosure on his home. (Dkt. Nos. 1, 28.) On April 8, 2025, Short’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. (Dkt. No. 52). On April 16, 2025, Short filed a complaint in state court, and subsequently amended it so that it now “mirrors the key parties, facts, and claims at issue” in this case. (Dkt. 55-1 ¶ 16; Dkt. No. 56 at 1; Dkt. No. 56-1.) Short seeks to stay proceedings in this case pending resolution of the later-filed state court action under the Colorado River doctrine. (Dkt. No. 53.) Because no exceptional circumstances warrant a stay, Short’s motion is
DENIED.
The Colorado River doctrine is a narrow exception to “the virtually unflagging obligation” of the federal courts “to exercise the jurisdiction given them.” United States v. State Water…