Gray
Gray v. Extended Stay America, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIMOTHY GRAY and DINA GRAY, No. 2:19-cv-01269-MCE-EFB Plaintiffs, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.;
ESA MANAGEMENT, LLC; LAURA
BURKE; and DOES 1 to 25,
INCLUSIVE,
16 Defendants.
18 On April 4, 2019, Plaintiffs Timothy Gray and Dina Gray (“Mr. Gray,” “Mrs. Gray,” or “Plaintiffs”) filed the present action in state court as a result of personal injuries they claim to have sustained while staying at an Extended Stay Hotel located in West Sacramento, California. Once service was accepted on behalf of Defendant Extended Stay America Management, LLC (“ESA” or “Defendant”) on or about June 11, 2019, ESA removed the action to this Court on July 9, 2019, citing diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b). Although additional defendants were named by Plaintiffs, including an individually-named California resident, ESA asserts that because it was the only properly joined and served defendant, complete diversity was 28 …