Francisca Gutierrez v. Barcel USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCISCA GUTIERREZ, Case No. 2:23-cv-00700-FLA (MRWx)
Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR
v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION [DKT. 22]
14 BARCEL USA, INC., et al., Defendants.
17 RULING On December 22, 2022, Plaintiff Francisca Gutierrez (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action against Defendant Barcel USA, Inc.1 (“Defendant”) in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Dkt. 1-1 (“Compl.”). The Complaint asserts ten different claims premised in California state law. Id. On January 30, 2023, Defendant removed the action to this court based on alleged diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. 1. In the Notice of Removal, Defendants allege 25 1 Plaintiff’s state law complaint erroneously named Defendant as “Popcornopolis, LLC.” See Dkt. 1 at 2. 27 2 The court cites documents based on the page numbers added by the CM/ECF …