Renee Ramirez v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC

I. BACKGROUND

On October 9, 2018, Plaintiff Renee Ramirez (“Ramirez”) filed suit against Defendants Lowe’s and Thomas Kirkpatrick (“Kirkpatrick”) in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Orange, styled as Renee Ramirez v. Lowes Home Centers, LLC; Thomas Kirkpatrick; and Does 1 through 150, Case No. 30-2018-01023816-CU- OE-CJC. (Notice ¶ 1, Ex. A.) On September 16, 2019, counsel for Lowe’s received an email from counsel of record for Ramirez, informing him of Ramirez’s decision to move out of the State of California. (Notice ¶ 2.) In a follow up phone call, Ramirez’s counsel confirm that she had “moved out of state” and “does not intend to return to live in California.” (Id.) After reaching an agreement with Kirkpatrick, who is proceeding pro se for the purposes of this action, Lowe’s filed the Notice of Removal on October 8, 2019 on the basis of diversity jurisdiction.

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CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. SACV 19-1932 JVS (JDEx) Date October 29, 2019 Title Renee Ramirez v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC et al. Removal jurisdiction is based entirely on federal statutory authority. See 28…