Jacob

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTURO JACOB, on behalf of himself Case No.: 24-cv-01807-H-DEB and all others similarly situated and 12 aggrieved, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND Plaintiff, Corporation, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 17 Defendant. [Doc. No. 10.]

19 On August 16, 2024, Plaintiff Arturo Jacob (“Plaintiff”) filed a class action 20 complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego against Defendant CSL 21 Plasma Inc. (“Defendant”). (Doc. No. 1-2, Compl.) On October 8, 2024, Defendant 22 removed the action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of 23 California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441 on the basis of jurisdiction under the Class Action 24 Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d) (“CAFA”). (Doc. No. 1, Notice of Removal 25 ¶¶ 9–11.) On October 30, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to remand the action back to state 26 court. (Doc. No. 10.) On November 25, 2024, Defendant filed a…