Pilot, Inc. v. E&P Investments LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 2:23-cv-05486-JLS-MAR Date: October 19, 2023 Title: Pilot, Inc. v. E&P Investments LLC et al

Present: HONORABLE JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR

LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION

Plaintiff Pilot, Inc. filed a complaint against Defendants, alleging state-law claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. (Compl., Doc. 1 ¶¶ 32–67.) Plaintiff also seeks cancellation of a trademark registration under 15 U.S.C. § 1119. (Id. ¶¶ 68–74.) Plaintiff invokes federal- question jurisdiction in relation to its trademark-cancellation request and invokes supplemental jurisdiction over its state-law claims. (Id. ¶¶ 3–5.)

The Court…