Lyvette Grimes v. Ralphs Grocery Company

United States District Court Central District of California Western Division 11 LYVETTE GRIMES, etc., CV 23-09086 TJH (PDx) Plaintiff, v. Order RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY, Defendant. 17 18 19 The Court has considered Plaintiff Lyvette Grimes’s motion to remand [dkt. # 10] and Plaintiff Ralphs Grocery Company’s [“Ralphs”] motion to dismiss [dkt. # 12], together with the moving and opposing papers. On August 17, 2023, Grimes filed this putative class action consumer protection case against Ralphs. Grimes alleged that consumers were misled by the labeling of Ralphs’ Private Selection Sliced Smoked Gouda Cheese because it failed to state that it contained smoke flavor. On October 27, 2023, Ralphs removed pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). On November 27, 2023, Grimes filed her motion to remand, and noticed it for December 4, 2023 – just 8 days after it was filed. Local Rule 6-1 requires motions to be filed no less…