Serna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBIA SERNA, No. 1:23-CV-01225-KES-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER SETTING DEADLINE FOR FILING

OF ADDITIONAL DECLARATIONS

v. (Doc. 6) COSTCO WHOLESALE

CORPORATION,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Rubia Serna brought this case in state court on July 6, 2023, alleging that defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) negligently failed to maintain a safe condition at its store in Bakersfield, California, and that plaintiff was injured when she slipped and fell in the store. Doc. 1-1 (“Compl.”). The complaint asserts causes of action under California law for premises liability and negligence. Id. On August 16, 2023, defendant removed the action to this court based on diversity jurisdiction. Doc. 1 (“Notice of Removal”). Plaintiff filed the pending motion to amend her complaint on September 22, 2023. This action was reassigned to the undersigned on March 14, 2024. Doc. 12. In her motion, plaintiff seeks to join as a defendant Martha Amador Lopez, whom she…