Jose Jesus Ramirez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I.
BACKGROUND
On September 2, 2020, Ramirez was injured while shopping at Costco in Pacoima, California when he slipped and fell on a slippery substance. Compl. at 10. Ramirez alleges defendants were negligent in maintaining the premises because they knew of or should have known of the dangerous condition had they exercised ordinary care. Id. Ramirez named Costco Corporation and Costco Membership as defendants, and later added Arellano, who was the manager of Costco’s Pacoima warehouse at the time of the incident. MTR at 3.
1 All page references herein are to page numbers inserted by the CM/ECF system.
2 The Court accepts Ramirez’s allegations as true solely for the purpose of deciding this Motion, except where contradicted by summary judgment-type evidence. See Opp. at 6. Case 2:22-cv-07985-DMG-PVC Document Filed 03/07/ Page 2 of Page ID #:205
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-6 / REMAND
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. CV 22-7985-DMG (PVCx) Date March 7, 2023