Igor Gorovenko v. Activate Clean Energy LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:24-cv-00058-JLS-ADS Date: February 09, 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 DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR

LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION

On January 26, 2024, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. (Order to Show Cause (“OSC”), Doc. 24.) The Court noted that, though Plaintiff brought a claim for trade secret misappropriation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the factual allegations in support of that claim did not appear related to such a claim in any way. (Id. at 2.) On January 30, Plaintiff timely responded. (Response, Doc. 29.)

In his Response, Plaintiff fails to explain how his Complaint, as…