Rosa Manzo v. Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:22-cv-05520-GW-MAA Document Filed 09/28/ Page 1 of Page ID #:624
REMAND/JS-
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. 2:22-cv-05520-GW (MAAx) Date September 28, 2022 Title Manzo v. Howmet Aerospace Inc., et al.
Present: The Honorable GEORGE H. WU, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Javier Gonzalez None Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER REMANDING ACTION; VACATING
HEARING ON MOTION TO REMAND AND
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
The Court has reviewed the response of defendants Howmet Aerospace Inc. and Howmet Global Fastening Systems Inc. (collectively, “Howmet”) to the Court’s August 31, 20221 Order to Show Cause re: Fraudulent Joinder. It is clear to the Court that Howmet cannot meet the fraudulent joinder standard as it is understood and presented in Grancare, LLC v. Thrower by and through Mills, 889 F.3d 543 (9th Cir. 2018). Howmet’s citation to cases preceding Grancare – especially district…