Miguel Romero v. Carpenter Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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Case No. EDCV 19-2033-GW-SHKx Date November 25, 2019 Title Miguel Romero v. Carpenter Co., et al.
Present: The Honorable GEORGE H. WU, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Javier Gonzalez None Present Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present
PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND;
VACATING HEARING; REMANDING ACTION TO
STATE COURT
A motion to remand is set for hearing in this matter on Monday, December 2, 2019. That hearing is vacated, see C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15, the motion is granted in part, and the matter is remanded to Riverside County Superior Court. Carpenter Co. (“Defendant”) has not met the high standard necessary to satisfy the Ninth Circuit’s fraudulent joinder test. Consequently, the parties in this action are not completely diverse, and there is no basis for this Court’s subject matter jurisdiction. In brief, even if the allegations Miguel Romero (“Plaintiff”) has presently pled against non- diverse…