John Roe AJ 1 v. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOHN ROE AJ 1, No. 2:24-cv-02990-DC-CSK 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. AMENDED1 ORDER DENYING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND

14 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, et al., (Doc. No. 4) 15 Defendants. 16 17 This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s motion to remand this case to the Solano 18 County Superior Court. (Doc. No. 4.) Pursuant to Local Rule 230(g), the pending motion was 19 taken under submission to be decided on the papers. (Doc. No. 6.) For the reasons explained 20 below, the court will deny Plaintiff’s motion to remand. 21 BACKGROUND 22 On September 4, 2024, Plaintiff John Roe AJ 1 filed the complaint initiating this action in 23 the Solano County Superior Court against Defendant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 24 1 On January 17, 2025, counsel for Defendants filed a notice and request for correction of a 25 clerical error in the court’s order denying Plaintiff’s motion to remand. (Doc. Nos. 8, 10.) In that…