Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH LEWIS, No. 2:24-cv-00955 CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER HOME DEPOT, Inc., Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Kenneth Lewis sues for personal injuries he allegedly sustained on January 31, 2023, when he rented a Skid Steer Loader (“tractor”) from defendant Home Depot, Inc. to dig up dirt behind his home. The complaint alleges that, when the tractor got stuck in the mud, plaintiff called Home Depot, which sent an employee to help. The employee caused the tractor to unexpectedly jolt upward, and plaintiff struck his head on a metal rail, and suffered severe injuries. ECF No. 1 at 8. On February 23, 2024, plaintiff filed his complaint in the Sacramento County Superior Court, asserting a claim for negligence and noting that “the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.” Id. at 5, 8. On March 28, 2024, defendant removed this action to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction1, noting that plaintiff was a California…