Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 LORI ANN GONZALEZ, individually and CASE NO. 1:19-CV-00348-AWI-EPG on behalf of others similarly situated, a Plaintiff, ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND v. 11 COMENITY BANK, DOES 1-30, (Doc. No. 11) 12 Defendants.

16 INTRODUCTION On January 29, 2019, Plaintiff Lori Ann Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”) filed a putative class action in Fresno County Superior Court alleging that Defendant Comenity Bank (“Comenity”) routinely violates California statutes relating to identity theft in connection with credit cards branded for a clothing retailer called “The Limited.” Comenity removed the action to this Court on March 14, 2019 and Gonzalez sought remand. For the reasons set forth below, Gonzalez’s motion to remand will be denied. BACKGROUND The Complaint, as filed in Fresno County Superior Court, alleges as follows:1 In 2017 or 2018, Gonzalez began receiving telephone calls from Comenity to collect on a 27 1…