Esquevel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALICIA ESQUEVEL, an individual, No. 2:19-cv-01017-MCE-EFB Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, a Washington corporation; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, 16 Defendants.

18 Through the present lawsuit, Plaintiff Alicia Esquevel (“Plaintiff”) seeks damages for personal injuries she sustained as a result of a fall that occurred while she was patronizing a business facility operated by Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or “Defendant”). Plaintiff’s lawsuit was originally filed in Solano County Superior Court and alleged causes of action for general negligence and premises liability against Costco. Costco thereafter removed the matter to this Court citing diversity of jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1441. Presently before the Court is Costco’s Motion for Summary Judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(a). Costco alleges that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law because the undisputed…