Camilo Cuenca Maya v. WalMart Associates Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CAMILO CUENCA MAYA, an individual, Case No.: 2:24-cv-01228-MEMF-E

11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND v. [ECF NO. 16]

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,

Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Before the Court is a Motion to Remand filed by Plaintiff Camilo Cuenca Maya. ECF No. 16. For the reasons stated herein, the Court hereby DENIES the Motion to Remand. 22 23 24 25 26 27 / / / I. Factual Allegations1 Plaintiff Camilo Cuenca Maya (“Maya”) is a resident of Los Angeles County, California. Compl. ¶ 2. Defendant Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) is a Delaware corporation doing business at 1827 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, in Los Angeles County, California. Id. ¶ 3. On August 15, 2006, Maya was hired by Wal-Mart as a deli/bakery associate. Id. ¶ 16. On June 17, 2021, Maya suffered an injury to his left shoulder while performing duties for Wal-Mart. Id. ¶ 18. This injury limited Maya’s ability to work,…