Laura Munoz v. Walmart Inc.

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5 6 7 8 United States District Court 9 Central District of California

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11 LAURA MUNOZ, Case №. 2:19-cv-08333-ODW (JPRx)

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ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

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FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

14 WALMART INC. et al., AND REMAND [9]

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16 17 18 19 I. INTRODUCTION 20 Before the Court is Plaintiff Laura Munoz’s (“Munoz”) Motion for Leave to File 21 a First Amended Complaint and Remand to State Court. (Mot. to Amend Compl. 22 (“Mot.”), ECF No. 9.) Munoz seeks to amend her Complaint to add a new party, 23 Lorraine Herrera (“Herrera”), and remand the matter back to state court. (Mot. 2.) 24 However, because Munoz does not satisfy the IBC Aviation test, the Court DENIES 25 Munoz’s Motion.1 (ECF No. 9.) 26 27 1 After considering the papers filed by the parties, the Court deems the matter appropriate for decision 28 without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. 1 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 2 On or about June 18, 2017, Munoz slipped-and-fell…