Arguelles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KARELI YANEZ ARGUELLES,

Case No. 24-cv-04199-RS Plaintiff, 10 v. ORDER DENYING REMAND MOTION

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,

et al., Defendants.

14 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kareli Yanez Arguelles avers she suffered injuries and damages after slipping on some grapes on July 22, 2022, in a San Jose, California store operated by Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation. Arguelles, a California citizen, filed suit in California state court, asserting claims of premises liability and negligence against Costco and Cory Condren, whom Plaintiff alleged to be a Costco employee and the manager of the relevant store at the time of her fall. Costco, a Washington corporation, removed the action to federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, asserting that Condren—a California citizen—was fraudulently joined. Arguelles filed for remand, arguing that Condren was not fraudulently joined and that the case…