Rodriguez
Rodriguez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MAYTE RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 24-cv-01413-JSW Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO REMAND AND SETTING
v. INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. No. 7 Defendant. 11 12 Now before the court is Plaintiff Mayte Rodriguez’s (“Plaintiff”) motion to remand. The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case. For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to remand. BACKGROUND On September 24, 2021, Plaintiff alleges she slipped and fell on smashed produce at Defendant Costco Corporation’s (“Defendant”) location at 4801 Central Avenue in Richmond, California. Plaintiff alleges that the spilled produce was not timely cleaned up and caused her to suffer significant injuries to her hip and knee. According to a pre-suit settlement demand letter, to treat those injuries, Plaintiff underwent…