Jackie Nunez v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 JACKIE NUNEZ, Case № 5:24-cv-00136 ODW (SHKx)
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. REMAND [9]
14 WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC., et al.,
15 Defendants.
16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Jackie Nunez (“Nunez”) moves to remand this action to San 19 Bernardino Superior Court for lack of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. 20 (Mot. Remand (“Mot.” or “Motion”) 2, ECF No. 9.) Defendant Wal-Mart Associates, 21 Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) argues that Nunez is attempting to join a party solely to defeat 22 diversity without leave to amend her complaint. (Opp’n 1, ECF No. 15.) For the 23 following reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion. 1 24 25 26
28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Nunez is a citizen of California. (Mot.…