Clive Lewis v. Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:22-cv-02453-ODW-RAO Document Filed 08/09/ Page 1 of Page ID #:136
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6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 Case № 2:22-cv-02453-ODW (RAOx) 11 CLIVE LEWIS, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION SUA SPONTE FOR LACK OF SUBJECT v. MATTER JURISDICTION (CAFA
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15 Defendant. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Clive Lewis filed this putative class action against Defendant 19 Albertsons Companies, Inc., alleging that Albertsons understated the sodium content 20 in its Signature Select brand of club soda (the “Product”). (Compl. ¶ 1, ECF No. 1.) 21 On April 15, 2022, the Court announced a facial and factual inquiry into subject 22 matter jurisdiction and ordered Lewis to show cause why the case should not be 23 dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (Order to Show Cause (“OSC”), 24 ECF No. 12.) The Court directed Lewis to submit evidence demonstrating that the 25 amount in…