Christina Perez v. Modivcare Solutions LLC

Case 2:22-cv-07308-GW-MAR Document Filed 11/04/ Page 1 of Page ID #:120

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. No. 2:22-cv-07308-GW-MAR Date November 4, 2022 Title Christina Perez v. Modivcare Solutions LLC, et al.

Present: The Honorable GEORGE H. WU, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Javier Gonzalez None Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present

PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

At the upcoming November 14, 2022, Scheduling Conference to be held in this action, the Court will ask the parties to address the question of why case law such as Rains v. Criterion Sys., Inc., 80 F.3d 339 (9th Cir. 1996), does not preclude a conclusion that federal question jurisdiction exists with respect to this matter. See id. at 346 (“When a claim can be supported by alternative and independent theories – one of which is a state law theory and one of which is a federal law theory – federal question jurisdiction…