Reese
Reese v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGER REESE, No. 1:24-cv-01092-KES-CDB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING WAL-MART’S
MOTION TO DISMISS
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., (Doc. No. 11) Defendant.
16 This matter is before the Court on the motion to dismiss filed by defendant Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) on November 27, 2024. (Doc. 11.) The motion was taken under submission on the papers pursuant to Local Rule 230(g) on February 4, 2025. (Doc. 18.) For the reasons explained below, Wal-Mart’s motion is granted. BACKGROUND On August 12, 2024, plaintiff Roger Reese filed a complaint initiating this lawsuit in the Kern County Superior Court. (Doc. 1-1 at 6.) Wal-Mart removed the action to this Court on September 13, 2024. (Doc. 1.) Thereafter, on October 18, 2024, the parties filed a stipulated request to permit Reese to file a first amended complaint and to continue the deadline for Wal- Mart’s response thereto. …