Williams v. Costco Wholesale Corp.

471 F.3d 975 Scott M. WILLIAMS, an individual and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, a Washington corporation, dba Costco, Defendant-Appellant, and Does 1-150, inclusive, Defendants. No. 03-56093. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted August 16, 2006. Filed December 6, 2006. Kenwood C. Youmans, David D. Kadue & Thomas J. Wybenga, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant. Frank J. Coughlin, Coughlin & Conforti, Santa Ana, CA; Earl R. Wallace, Ruzicka, Snyder & Wallace, LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for the respondent. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California; Napoleon A. Jones, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-02003-NAJ/JFS. Before: KOZINSKI, O'SCANNLAIN and BYBEE, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Williams sued Costco in California state court, alleging violations of federal and state law. Costco properly removed the case to district court, relying on federal question jurisdiction. After removal, Williams amended his complaint to eliminate the only federal claim and to add new state law claims. He then filed a motion to remand. The…