Lewis Edward Waldeisen v. BLC Mirage Inn L.P.

1 J S - 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No. 5:24-cv-00107-SSS-SHKx 11 LEWIS EDWARD WALDEISEN, et al. 12 ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 13 Plaintiff, MOTION TO REMAND [DKT. 15] 14 v. 15 BLC MIRAGE INN L.P., et al. 16 17 Defendant. 18 Before the Court is Plaintiff Lewis Edward Waldeisen’s motion to 19 remand (the “Motion”) filed on February 1, 2024. [Dkt. 15]. This matter is 20 fully briefed and ripe for review. [Dkt. 18; Dkt. 19]. Having reviewed the 21 Parties’ arguments, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case, the 22 Motion is GRANTED. [Dkt. 15]. 23 I. BACKGROUND 24 This matter arises out of the death of Lewis Waldeisen (the “Decedent”). 25 [Dkt. 14 at 2]. Plaintiff alleges Defendants BLC Mirage Inn LP (“BLC 26 Mirage”) and Brookdale Mirage Inn (“Brookdale”) own and operate a 27 Residential Care Facility for the elderly (the “RCFE”) in Rancho Mirage, 1 Brookdale and BLC Mirage’s RCFE. [Dkt. 15 at 5]. In his original…