Bricine Mitchell v. Continental Casualty Insurance

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BRICINE MITCHELL, Case No. 25-cv-09553-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO DEFENDANTS TO SHOW

v. CAUSE RE: DIVERSITY

JURISDICTION

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY

INSURANCE,

11 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff filed this putative class action against Defendant in state court and alleged violations of California Business & Professions Code §§ 16600, 16600.1, 16600.5, and 17200. (Dkt. No. 3 at 9-18.) Plaintiff challenges Defendant’s use of non-compete and/or non-solicitation clauses on the grounds they are void under California law. Defendant removed the case to this Court based on diversity jurisdiction, not the Class Action Fairness Act. (Id. at 1-7.) The parties agree Plaintiff is a California citizen and Defendant is an Illinois citizen. (Id. at 3, 11.) Because Plaintiff’s complaint did not allege a specific amount in controversy, Defendant argues attorney’s fees and the cost of compliance with the injunctive relief Plaintiff seeks will exceed $75,000. A…