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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROY MASON,

Plaintiff,

v.

DJANI IVANOV doing business as THE 

HOPPING PIG RESTAURANT & BAR; 

ANTHONY L. ALLOS LIVING TRUST 

06-01-90, and DOES 1-10, INCLUSIVE.

 Defendants.

 Case No. 18-cv-946-JAH-BGS

 ORDER:

 1. VACATING SETTLEMENT

 DISPOSITION CONFERENCE 

 2. SETTING ORDER TO SHOW

 CAUSE HEARING 

In light of Plaintiff’s notice of settlement (doc. no 16), filing irregularities, 

and information brought to this Court’s attention regarding litigation by Plaintiff’s 

counsel,

1 this Court finds it appropriate to vacate the Order Scheduling Settlement

Disposition Conference and set an Order to Show Cause Hearing. 

The Court has concerns relating to Plaintiff’s involvement in this action and 

whether an actual case or controversy and/or subject matter jurisdiction exists

pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution. Art. III, § 2, cl. 2. The Court 

 

1 The Court takes judicial notice of the action entitled Jackson v. Dang et al., 18-cv-01380-CABWVG and Jackson v. Smashburger Acquisition - San Diego LLC et al., 18-cv-1944- JAH-WVG.

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may confirm its own subject matter jurisdiction and evaluate for itself the merits of 

jurisdictional claims. Augustine v. United States, 704 F.2d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 

1983). Plaintiff has the burden of establishing jurisdiction exists. Kokkonen v. 

Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff, Plaintiff’s counsel, 

and Defense counsel shall personally appear before this Court on March 28, 2019 

at 3:15 p.m. to show cause why the action should not be dismissed for lack of 

subject-matter jurisdiction and/or lack of the existence of a case or controversy. 

Defendants need not personally appear.

The Settlement Disposition Conference set for April 15, 2019 before the 

Honorable Bernard G. Skomal, U.S. Magistrate Judge, is VACATED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:

(1) The Clerk of Court shall lodge, but not file, any pleadings or documents 

by Plaintiff or Defendants prior to the OSC hearing, until further order of the Court.

(2) Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel are hereby admonished that failure to 

comply with this Order, including failure to appear at the OSC hearing, may result 

in sanctions against Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s counsel, jointly and severally.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 13, 2019

 _______________________________

HON.JOHN A. HOUSTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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