Dexter Johnson v. Starbucks Corporation

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 DEXTER JOHNSON, an individual, Case № 2:20-cv-02189-ODW (SKx)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. REMAND [17]

14 STARBUCKS CORPORATION, dba “STARBUCKS”; et al.,

Defendants.

17 I. INTRODUCTION On February 5, 2020, Plaintiff Dexter Johnson (“Johnson”) initiated this action 20 in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles against Defendants 21 Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”), Jane Doe and John Doe (“Doe Defendants”), 22 and Roes 1–10. (Notice of Removal (“Notice”) ¶¶ 3, 5, ECF No. 1.) Starbucks 23 removed this matter based on alleged diversity jurisdiction and Johnson moves to 24 remand. (Notice ¶ 1; Mot. to Remand (“Mot.”), ECF No. 17.) For the reasons below, 25 the Court finds it lacks subject matter jurisdiction and consequently must REMAND.1 26

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral…