Serna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBIA SERNA, No. 1:23-CV-01225-KES-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO FILE

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND TO

v. REMAND ACTION COSTCO WHOLESALE (Doc. 22)

CORPORATION,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Rubia Serna (“Serna”) moves to amend her complaint and to remand this action to Kern County Superior Court. Doc. 22 (“MTR”). Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) filed an opposition, Doc. 24 (“Opp’n”); Serna did not file a reply. The Court took the motion under submission on October 17, 2024. Doc. 25. For the reasons set forth below, Serna’s motion is granted. I. Background On July 6, 2023, Serna brought this case in state court alleging that defendant Costco negligently failed to maintain a safe condition at its store in Bakersfield, California, and that she was injured when she slipped and fell in the store. Doc. 1-1 (“Compl.”). The complaint asserts causes of action under California law for…