Balan v. Tesla Motors Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 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.

17 This matter is before the Court sua sponte. Plaintiff’s motion to vacate the arbitration award was noted for consideration on April 1, 2022. (Dkt. No. 83.) However, in its motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s motion, Defendant challenges the Court’s jurisdiction. (Dkt. No. 87.) That motion is noted for April 8. Because the Court must address jurisdiction as a predicate issue, Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 94–95 (1998), Plaintiff’s motion to vacate is re-noted for consideration on April 8.

23 The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to Plaintiff and all counsel.

1 Dated April 27, 2022.

A 3 Marsha J. Pechman United States Senior District Judge