Bean
Bean v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHELLE BEAN, No. 2:19-cv-00647-TLN-KJN Plaintiff, v. ORDER COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendant. 17 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff Michelle Bean (“Plaintiff”) filed a response. (ECF No. 16.) Defendant filed a reply. (ECF No. 18.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court hereby DENIES Defendant’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This case arises out of a slip and fall in a Costco store in Redding, California on October 27, 2016. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff filed this action in Shasta County Superior Court on October 22, 2018, alleging claims for premises liability, general negligence, and failure to warn. (Id.) Defendant removed the action based on diversity jurisdiction on April 16, 2019. …