Balan v. Tesla Motors Inc ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 CRISTINA BALAN, CASE NO. C19-67 MJP 11 Plaintiff, ORDER RE-NOTING MOTION TO VACATE ARBITRATION AWARD 12 v. 13 TESLA MOTORS INC., 14 Defendant. 15 16 17 This matter is before the Court sua sponte. Plaintiff’s motion to vacate the arbitration 18 award was noted for consideration on April 1, 2022. (Dkt. No. 83.) However, in its motion to 19 dismiss Plaintiff’s motion, Defendant challenges the Court’s jurisdiction. (Dkt. No. 87.) That 20 motion is noted for April 8. Because the Court must address jurisdiction as a predicate issue, 21 Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 94–95 (1998), Plaintiff’s motion to vacate is 22 re-noted for consideration on April 8. 23 The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to Plaintiff and all counsel. 24 1 Dated April 27, 2022. A 2 3 Marsha J. Pechman United States Senior District Judge 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24