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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9 10 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 MIA MARTINEZ, Case No. 1:25-cv-00935-JLT-SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE 13 SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED FOR v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER 14 JURISDICTION WINCO HOLDINGS, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 On June 12, 2025, Plaintiff, a California citizen, initiated this action in Fresno County 18 Superior Court against Defendants WinCo Holdings, Inc. (“WinCo”); Kwasi Addo-Boateng, an 19 alleged citizen of California; and Odell Hill, an alleged citizen of California. (ECF No. 1-1 at 6- 20 14.) On July 30, 2025, WinCo removed the action to this Court based on diversity jurisdiction. 21 (ECF No. 1.) In its notice of removal, Defendant WinCo alleges it is an Idaho corporation with 22 its principal place of business in Boise, Idaho. (Id. at 3.) WinCo further alleges that individual 23 defendants Addo-Boateng and Hill, both California residents, should be disregarded because 24 they are sham defendants and cannot be found liable as a…