Olga Ovodenko v. Triton Pacific Capital Partners, LLC

I. INTRODUCTION

18 19 Plaintiffs Olga Ovodenko and Old City Securities, LLC bring this action against 20 Defendants Triton Pacific Capital Partners, LLC and Joseph Davis arising from a 21 business dispute between the parties. (Notice of Removal Ex. B (“Compl.”), ECF 22 No. 1-2.) Plaintiffs now move to remand the case to the Superior Court of California, 23 County of Los Angeles, arguing that the Court lacks federal question jurisdiction 24 under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. (Mot. Remand (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 10.) For the 25 following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Motion and REMANDS this action 26 to Los Angeles Superior Court.1 27

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. 1 II. BACKGROUND 2 Olga Ovodenko runs a small business focused on introducing investors to asset 3 managers. (Compl. ¶ 1.) Triton Pacific is a private equity firm with a significant 4 focus on the healthcare industry. (Id.) Joseph Davis, Triton Pacific’s managing 5 director, hired…