Putthongvilai

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 9 JENNIFER PUTTHONGVILAI, an No. 2:25-cv-29 WBS CSK individual, 11 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: MOTION TO REMAND v. 13 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, a Washington corporation; KENNETH WILLIAMS, an individual; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants. 17 ----oo0oo---- Plaintiff Jennifer Putthongvilai (“plaintiff”) filed this action in state court on July 9, 2024, against defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) and defendant manager Kenneth Williams (“Williams”) alleging negligence and premises liability based on her slip-and-fall accident at the Costco location in Vacaville, California. (Docket No. 1 at 7-15.) Costco answered the complaint in state court on September 11, 2024. (Id. at 28-32.) After learning that the amount in controversy exceeded $75,000, Costco removed the case 28 to this court on January 2, 2025, based on diversity jurisdiction. (Id.…