John Casas v. Walmart Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—

GENERAL

Case No. 5:23-cv-02076-SSS-SPx Date January 16, 2024 Title John Casas v. Walmart, Inc., et al.

Present: The Honorable SUNSHINE S. SYKES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Irene Vazquez Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR REMAND [Dkt. 10]

Before the Court is Plaintiff John Casas’s motion to remand his complaint to San Bernardino County Superior Court. [Mot. (Dkt. 10)]. The motion is fully briefed [Opp. (Dkt. 14); Reply (Dkt. 16)] and was taken under submission without a hearing.

As set forth below, the motion is DENIED.

I. Legal Standard

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), a defendant has the right to remove a matter to federal court where the district court would have original jurisdiction. Caterpillar, Inc. v. Williams, 482 U.S. 386, 392 (1987). Federal district courts have original jurisdiction over civil actions in which complete diversity of…