Vikeshini Lal Naidu v. Target Corporation

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No.: 2:24-cv-10380-BFM Date: January 27, 2025

Title: Vikeshini Lal Naidu v. Target Corp., et al. ================================================================ Present: The Honorable Brianna Fuller Mircheff, United States Magistrate Judge

Christianna Howard N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Federal Jurisdiction

Plaintiff Vikeshini Lal Naidu filed the Complaint in this case in Los Angeles County Superior Court on October 30, 2024. (ECF 1 at 10.) Defendant Target Corporation filed a notice of removal on December 2, 2024. (ECF 1 at 1.) Plaintiff is a California citizen. (ECF 1 at 10.) Target identified itself as a corporate citizen of Minnesota (ECF 1 at 3.) The Complaint, however, also names Defendant Bryan Vaught, a California citizen. (ECF 1 at 10.) Vaught’s presence in the case appears to destroy…