Igor Gorovenko v. Activate Clean Energy LLC

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:24-cv-00058-JLS-ADS Date: January 26, 2024 Title: Igor Gorovenko v. Activate Clean Energy, LLC, et al. Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO PLAINTIFF TO SHOW

CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

FOR LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION

For the reasons below, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff to show cause why this matter should not be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

Plaintiff Igor Gorovenko, proceeding pro se, initiated this action on January 10, 2024. (See Compl., Doc. 1.) He brings three claims: negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and trade secret misappropriation. (See id.) The dispute arises from a business relationship between Gorovenko and Defendants regarding tar sands extraction technology; Gorovenko alleges that…