Travis Alexander v. Garry D. Whitfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES — GENERAL

Case No. 2:25-cv-01346-MCS-RAO Date May 20, 2025 Title Alexander v. Whitfield

Present: The Honorable Mark C. Scarsi, United States District Judge

Stephen Montes Kerr —_———NotReported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER RE: MOTION TO REMAND AND MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION (ECF Nos. 15, 20) (JS-6)

Defendant Russell N. Bacon removed this action from Los Angeles County Superior Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. (Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1.) Plaintiffs Travis Alexander and Crux Wealth Advisors, LLC, filed a motion to remand. (Mot., ECF No. 15.) Defendants Garry D. Whitfield and Russell N. Bacon filed an opposition brief, (Opp’n, ECF No. 18), and Plaintiffs filed a reply, (Reply, ECF No. 22.) The Court deemed the motion appropriate for decision without oral argument. (Mins., ECF No. 25.) Having considered the parties’ briefing, the Court remands the…