Island Medical Distributors, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 8:20-cv-00982-JLS-ADS Date: October 29, 2020 Title: Island Medical Distributors, Inc. et al v. Hologic, Inc. et al

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Melissa Kunig N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO REMAND (Doc. 16)

Before the Court is Plaintiffs Michael Kiper’s and Island Medical Distributors, Inc.’s Motion to Remand. (Mot., Doc. 16; Mem., Doc. 16-1.) The Court finds this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument, and the hearing set for October 30 at 10:30 a.m. is VACATED. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); C.D. Cal. R. 7-15. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Court recites only the procedural history of the case as relevant to the present Motion to Remand. On March 5, 2020, Plaintiffs filed the instant lawsuit in state…