Odila Penaloza v. City of Rialto

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

March 10, 2020 Case No. 5:19-cv-01642-SVW-SP Date

Title Odila Penaloza et al v. City of Rialto et al

Present: The Honorable STEPHEN V. WILSON, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

Paul M. Cruz N/A

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS ORDER REMANDING STATE LAW CLAIMS SUA

SPONTE

The Court previously bifurcated Plaintiffs’ federal and state law claims but declined to remand the state law claims because the trial had not yet commenced. A jury trial was held over two days from March 4–5, 2020. The jury was charged and began deliberations on Wednesday March 5, 2020 and resumed deliberations on Thursday March 6, 2020. After several hours of deliberation, the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, and a hung jury was declared on Thursday March 6, 2020. Retrial is set to begin Tuesday March 17, 2020.

“While 28 U.S.C. § 1367 grants federal courts supplemental jurisdiction, the United States Supreme Court has held that district courts…