The People of the State Of California v. H and R Block, Inc.
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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF Case No. 2:19-CV-04933-ODW (ASx)
CALIFORNIA,
12 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
13 v.
REMAND [11] [17]
14 H&R BLOCK, INC., a Missouri corporation; HRB DIGITAL LLC, a 15 Delaware limited liability company; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 16 Defendants. 17
18 19 I. INTRODUCTION 20 Plaintiff, The People of the State of California (the “State”), filed the instant 21 action against Defendants H&R Block, Inc. (“H&R Block, Inc.”) and HRB Digital 22 LLC (“HRB Digital”) (collectively, “Defendants” or “H& R Block”) in the Superior 23 Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles. (Notice of Removal 24 (“Notice”) ¶ 1, Ex. A (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1-1.) In its Complaint, the State asserts a 25 single cause of action for violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law. (Compl. 26 ¶¶ 69–75.) Defendants removed this action to this Court on the basis that the State’s 27 state-law claim implicates significant federal issues, and thereby conferring federal 28 jurisdiction. (Notice ¶¶ 7–8.) 1 The State…