Michael Tipton v. Walmart Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:22-cv-01326-ODW-JPR Document Filed 06/30/ Page 1 of Page ID #:564
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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court Central District of California 10 11 MICHAEL TIPTON, Case № 2:22-cv-01326-ODW (JPRx) Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
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MOTION TO REMAND [14]
14 WALMART INC., et al., Defendants. 16 I. INTRODUCTION On February 25, 2022, Defendant Walmart, Inc. again removed this case to 19 federal court based on diversity jurisdiction. (Second Notice of Removal (“Second 20 NOR”), ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff Michael Tipton moves to remand, arguing Walmart 21 again fails to demonstrate fraudulent joinder and accordingly fails to establish 22 diversity jurisdiction under U.S.C. § 1332. (Mot. Remand (“Mot.”) 2, ECF 23 No. 14.) Tipton also requests costs and attorneys’ fees associated with removal under 24 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). (Id. at 8–9.) After carefully considering the papers filed in 25 connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for discussion 26 without oral argument. …