Opinion
No. C 15-01078 JSW
06-04-2015
ACCENTCARE INC., et al., Petitioners, v. DEANNE ECHEVARRIA, et al., Respondents.
ORDER STAYING MATTER PENDING APPEAL
On June 2, 2015, Petitioners filed a notice of appeal of this Court's order denying the motion to compel individual arbitration. "Once a notice of appeal is filed, the district court is divested of jurisdiction over the matter being appealed." Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Southwest Marine Inc., 242 F.3d 1163, 1166 (9th Cir. 2001) (citing Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co., 459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982) (per curiam); McClatchy Newspapers v. Central Valley Typographical Union No. 46, 686 F.2d 731, 734 (9th Cir. 1982)). This rule "is designed to avoid the confusion and inefficiency of two courts considering the same issues simultaneously." Masalosalo by Masalosalo v. Stonewall Ins. Co., 718 F.2d 955, 956 (9th Cir. 1983). The matter on appeal is the sole issue raised by the Petition. Therefore, in the interests of judicial economy, the Court HEREBY STAYS this matter pending the interlocutory appeal.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 4, 2015
/s/_________
JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE