Kevin Starks v. FPI Management, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KEVIN STARKS, No. 2:25-cv-01382-TLN-CKD 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 FPI MANAGEMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Kevin Starks (“Plaintiff”) filed his initial complaint in the San Joaquin County 18 Superior Court on March 25, 2025, against defendants FPI Management; Patmon Company, Inc.; 19 Patmon Stonebrier; and I.Q. Data International, Inc. (ECF No. 1.) Defendant I.Q. Data 20 International, Inc. removed this action on May 14, 2025. (ECF No. 1.) The matter was referred 21 to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to Eastern District of California local rules. 22 Defendants FPI Management; Patmon company, Inc.; and Patmon Stonebrier filed a 23 motion to dismiss (ECF No. 6), and Defendant I.Q. Data International, Inc. also filed a motion to 24 dismiss (ECF No. 12). Plaintiff filed a motion to deny removal, which the Court construes as a 25 motion for remand. (ECF No. 17.) 26 On July 9, 2025, the Magistrate Judge filed findings and…