Chavez

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 DAVID CHAVEZ, Case No. 19-cv-01353-JCS

9 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

10 v. LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION

11 STELLAR MANAGEMENT GROUP VII, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 9 12 Defendants.

13 14 The Court previously denied a motion by Defendants Stellar Management Group, Inc. 15 (“Stellar Inc.”) and The Vincit Company, LLC (“Vincit”) to dismiss Plaintiff David Chavez’s 16 claims against them for lack of personal jurisdiction. See Order Denying Renewed Mot. to 17 Dismiss (dkt. 63). Among other reasons for denying the motion, the Court declined to afford 18 preclusive effect to a state court order finding that those companies were not subject to personal 19 jurisdiction in a separate action brought by Chavez on behalf of the State of California under the 20 Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). Id. at 9–10. The Court relied in part on Chavez’s 21 counsel’s declaration stating that the California Superior Court granted Chavez leave to…