Manuel Bruno v. U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

Case 2:21-cv-04617-FLA-MRW Document Filed 07/05/ Page 1 of Page ID #:475

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL BRUNO, Case No. 2:21-cv-04617-FLA (MRWx) Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO REMAND [DKT. 13] AND GRANTING IN PART

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

U.S. RENAL CARE, INC., et al., DISMISS [DKT. 20] Defendants.

17 18 RULING Before the court are two motions: (1) Plaintiff Michael Bruno’s (“Bruno” or “Plaintiff”) Motion to Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447 (Dkt. 13, “MTR”); and (2) Defendant U.S. Renal Care, Inc.’s (“U.S. Renal Care” or “Defendant”) Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (Dkt. 20, “MTD”). Both Motions are opposed. Dkt. 19 (Opposition to MTR, “MTR Opp.”); Dkt. 23 (Opposition to MTD, “MTD Opp.”). In August 2021, the court found these matters appropriate for resolution…