Owen
Owen v. Hyundai Motor America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Dayna Owen, No. 2:22-cv-00882-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. Hyundai Motor America, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 In a previous order, this court determined defendant Hyundai Motor America is entitled to an award of fees and costs under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(d) and this court’s inherent 19 authority to prevent abuses. See Prev. Order, ECF No. 31. The court permitted Hyundai to file a 20 supplemental declaration showing what costs and fees it incurred needlessly as a direct result of plaintiff Dayna Owen’s decision to dismiss the complaint she filed in state court and refile her 22 claims in this court. /d. at 5-6. The court also permitted Owen to object to the supplemental 23 declaration. /d. The parties have now filed their supplemental declaration and objections, 24 respectively. See generally Suppl. Decl., ECF No. 33; Objs., ECF No. 34. Owen argues at the outset…