Opinion
2:07-cv-00945-GEB-GGH.
February 3, 2009
ORDER
This matter was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. L.R. 78-230(h).
Defendants move to continue or stay the trial scheduled to commence on March 9, 2009, until final judgment is entered in a related state trade secret action. Since the motion concerns pending copyright claims within the Court's exclusive federal jurisdiction, the motion is denied. See Minucci v. Agrama, 868 F.2d 1113, 1115 (9th Cir. 1989) (reversing district court's decision to stay a copyright action and holding "a district court has no discretion to stay proceedings as to claims within exclusive federal jurisdiction"). See also Legal Economic Evaluations v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 39 F.3d 951, 956 (9th Cir. 1994) (holding "binding Ninth Circuit precedent [] precludes Colorado River abstention where federal jurisdiction is exclusive").