Chavoya

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JACOB CHAVOYA, individually, and on No. 1:24-cv-00268-KES-BAM behalf of all others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO REMAND 14 MERRILL GARDENS L.L.C. DBA (Doc. 15) TRUEWOOD BY MERRILL, a Washington limited liability company; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. 18 19 Before the court is a motion to remand filed by plaintiff Jacob Chavoya (“plaintiff” or “Chavoya”), Doc. 15 (“Mot. to Remand”), following removal to this court by defendant Merrill Gardens L.L.C. dba Truewood by Merrill (“defendant” or “Merrill Gardens”). Doc. 1 (“Notice of Removal”). For the reasons set forth below, the court DENIES plaintiff’s motion to remand. I. Background On January 30, 2024, Chavoya, individually and on behalf of similarly situated individuals, filed a putative class action complaint against Merrill Gardens in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Fresno.…