Katayoon Azimifard v. Walmart Inc.

JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KATAYOON AZIMIFARD, Case No. 2:24-cv-01752-FLA (KESx) Plaintiff,

ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR

v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION

WALMART INC., Defendant. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RULING On September 21, 2023, Plaintiff Katayoon Azimifard (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendant Walmart Inc. (“Defendant”) and DOES 1 through 20 in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Dkt. 1-11 (“Compl.”). The Complaint asserts state-law claims for general negligence and premises liability based on a slip- and-fall incident at Defendant’s store in West Hills, California. Id. at 4–5. On March 30, 2023, Defendant removed the action to this court based on alleged diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. 1. In its Notice of Removal, Defendant alleges the court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 because…