SBI Builders, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SBI BUILDERS, INC., Case No. 24-cv-04216-WHO
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION TO REMAND AND DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE DISMISS COMPANY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 8, 16 Defendants.
12 Two motions are pending: (1) Plaintiff SBI Builder’s (“SBI”) Motion to Remand (“Remand Motion” or “Remand Mot.”) [Dkt. No. 16], and (2) Defendant Livermore Multifamily Owner, LLC’s (“Livermore”) Motion to Dismiss (“MTD”) [Dkt. No. 8]. Because Livermore was not fraudulently joined, there is no diversity between the parties and no federal jurisdiction. For the following reasons, SBI’s Remand Motion is GRANTED and Livermore’s Motion to Dismiss is DENIED as moot. BACKGROUND In October 2019, Livermore, a property owner and development company, entered into business with a contracting company to construct a multi-residential building in…