Valerie Guadalupe Ordonez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

1 JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 VALERIE ORDONEZ, et al., Case No. 5:23-cv-02018-FLA (KKx)

12 Plaintiffs,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR

13 v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION [DKT. 18]

14 COSTCO WHOLESALE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 RULING 2 On March 13, 2023, Plaintiffs Valerie and Antonio Ordonez (“Plaintiffs”) 3 initiated this action against Defendants Costco Wholesale, Costco Wholesale 4 Membership (together, “Costco”), Rick Battistoni (collectively, “Defendants”), and 5 Does 1-100 in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. Dkt. 1, Ex. A (“Compl.”).1 6 The Complaint asserts two causes of action for negligence and premises liability 7 arising from an accident Valerie Ordonez allegedly suffered while on Defendants’ 8 premises. Id. 9 On October 3, 2023, Costco removed the action to this court, alleging subject 10 matter jurisdiction based on…