Joshua Cahill v. Marriott International, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSHUA CAHILL, Case No. 2:24-cv-05065-FLA (JCx)

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

13 v. MOTION TO REMAND [DKT. 21] 14

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

15 et al., 16 Defendants. 17

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28 1 RULING 2 Before the court is Plaintiff Joshua Cahill’s (“Cahill” or “Plaintiff”) Motion to 3 Remand (“Motion”) (Dkt. 21, “Mot.”).1 Defendants Marriott International, Inc. 4 (“MII”) and Residence Inn by Marriott, LLC (“RIBM”) (collectively “Defendants”) 5 oppose the motion. Dkt. 22 (“Opp’n”). 6 On August 14, 2024, the court found this matter appropriate for resolution 7 without oral argument and vacated the hearing set for August 16, 2024. Dkt. 28; see 8 Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Local Rule 7-15. For the reasons stated below, the court 9 DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion in its entirety. 10 BACKGROUND 11 Plaintiff filed this action against Defendants in Santa Barbara Superior Court,…