Sylvia Williams v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

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3 4 5 6 7 g UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SYLVIA WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:24-cv-08306-FLA (JPRx) Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION [DKT. 10]

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

RULING On June 20, 2024, Plaintiff Sylvia Williams (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action against Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Defendant”) in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Dkt. 1-2 at 4. Plaintiff asserts state-law claims for negligence and premise liability, arising from Plaintiff’s visit to Defendant’s store in Inglewood, California, where Plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell. Id. at 9–10. On September 27, 2024, Defendant removed the action to this court (“Notice of Removal”) based on alleged diversity jurisdiction, under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Dkt. 1. On November 4, 2024, Plaintiff filed the subject…