Patricia Lynn McKenrick v. Evanston Insurance Company

I. Introduction

Before the Court is a motion to remand brought by Plaintiff Patricia Lynn McKenrick (“Plaintiff”). Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, ECF No. 9 (“Mot.”). For the following reasons, the motion to remand is

GRANTED.

IL. Factual and Procedural Background Plaintiff, a California resident, owned and had an insurable interest in the real property located at 221 West Hold Boulevard, Ontario, CA 91762 (“Property”). Complaint, ECF No. 1-2 (“Compl.”) § 1. Plaintiff's claims in this case arise out of the insurance policy (“Policy”) for the Property issued by defendant Evanston Insurance Company (“Evanston”), which is an insurance company incorporated in Illinois and with its principal place of business in Illinois. Jd. § 7; Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1 (“Notice”) § 5. Defendant Steve Bluemel (“Bluemel,” collectively with Evanston, “Defendants”) is a California resident who is an insurance adjuster for insurance carriers in California. Compl. § 3. Plaintiff alleges that a vehicle drove into the Property, causing significant damage, and that Evanston paid a grossly inadequate amount to compensate for that damage, in part based on various…