Jane Roe AB 51 v. Doe 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANE ROE AB 51, No. 2:24-cv-03488-DJC-CSK 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 DOE 1, a corporation; et al, 15 Defendants. 16 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Jane Roe AB 51’s Motion to Remand the instant action to Stanislaus County Superior Court following Defendant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Notice of Removal to federal court. Plaintiff argues that remand is proper because this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the matter. Defendant contends that remand is improper here because complete diversity exists amongst the parties, due to the Modesto Stake not being independent of the Church Corporation for jurisdictional purposes. For the reasons discussed below the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. I. Background Plaintiff brings the instant action for childhood sexual abuse pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 340.1(a)–(d). (Compl. (ECF No. 1, Ex. A) ¶ 13.) She initiated the matter in the Superior Court of…