Smiley
Smiley v. PNC Bank, NA
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ALI SMILEY, Case No. 24-cv-2189-MMA-BLM
12 Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
13 v. REMAND
14 PNC BANK, N.A., et al., [Doc. No. 7] 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 On December 5, 2024, Plaintiff Ali Smiley (“Plaintiff”) filed a motion to remand 19 this action to California Superior Court, County of San Diego. Doc. No. 7. Defendant 20 PNC Bank, N.A. (“Defendant”) filed a response in opposition, to which Plaintiff replied. 21 Doc. Nos. 9, 12. The Court took this matter under submission on January 17, 2025, 22 pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 78(b) and Civil Local Rule 7.1.d.1. Doc. 23 No. 13. For the reasons below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to remand. 24 I. BACKGROUND1 25 Defendant, a corporate entity, employed Plaintiff, an individual, since on or around 26 June 1, 2021, when it completed acquisition of Plaintiff’s previous employer. Doc. No. 27
28 1 1-2 (“Compl.”) ¶¶…