Giselle Christianakis v. Allergan USA, Inc.

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case Nos. 2:22-cv-06664-JLS-E Date: November 09, 2023 Titles: Giselle Christianakis v. Allergan USA, Inc., et al. Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

FRAUDULENT JOINDER

Plaintiff Giselle Christianakis filed this action in Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 28, 2022. (Compl., Ex. A to Notice of Removal, Doc. 1.) On September 16, 2022, Defendants Allergan, Inc., AbbVie Inc., and AbbVie US LLC removed the case to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. (Notice of Removal, Doc. 1 at 1.) Although both Plaintiff and Defendant Sharon Ford are California citizens, Defendants contend that complete diversity exists because Ford should be disregarded as a fraudulently joined party. (See id. at 3–10.)

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