Smith v. Costco Wholesale Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 SONDRA SMITH, No. 2:20-cv-01861-JAM-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., a California corporation, and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, Defendants. 19 On June 18, 2021, Sondra Smith (“Plaintiff”) filed a motion to remand this action to Sacramento County Superior Court. See Mot., ECF No. 14-2. Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Defendant”) filed an opposition. See Opp’n, ECF No. 20. Plaintiff replied. See Reply, ECF No. 23. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion.1

1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for August 24, 2021. I. OPINION A. Request for Judicial Notice Defendant requests the Court take judicial notice of two documents already on the docket: (1) Defendant’s Removal Documents at ECF No. 1 and (2) the…