Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 YOLANDA LOPEZ, No. 1:20-cv-01654-DAD-HBK Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO REMAND

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, (Doc. No. 5) 15 Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on plaintiff Yolanda Lopez’s motion to remand this action to the Stanislaus County Superior Court. (Doc. No. 5.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the coronavirus pandemic, on May 29, 2020, the court took this matter under submission to be decided on the papers, without holding a hearing. The court has considered the parties’ briefs and, for the reasons explained below, will deny plaintiff’s motion to remand. BACKGROUND On June 18, 2020, plaintiff filed the complaint against defendant in Stanislaus County Superior Court asserting claims of premises liability and negligence following her slip and fall while patronizing at defendant’s store. (Doc.…