Guadalupe Ayala v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

I. BACKGROUND

Ayala filed this action in the Superior Court of the State of California in Orange County on April 22, 2019 against Costco and Does 1 through 50. Compl., ECF No. 1-2. Ayala brought claims for negligence and premises liability arising out of a slip and fall suffered by Ayala during a visit to a Costco facility in Fountain Valley, California. Compl. ¶ ¶ 5, 8. Ayala is a foreign citizen, but is a U.S. resident residing in Orange County, California. Ayala Decl. ¶ 2. Costco is incorporated in the State of Washington and has its principal place of business in Washington. Not. Removal, Ex. 3, First Mousa Decl. ¶ 5. On August 9, 2019, Costco filed its Notice of Removal to this Court filing concurrently the declaration of Hala A. Mousa in support thereof (“First Mousa

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. SACV 19-01546-JVS (DFMx) Date 9/20/2019 Title Guadalupe Ayala v. Costco Wholesale Corporation claims that Ayala “incurred $77,340.91 in past medical treatment related to the incident” and “that she would be claiming general damages and medical costs totaling $300,000.00.” First Mousa Decl. ¶ 7. Mousa further asserts that…