Abelardo Martinez v. Perrigo Company PLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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Case No. CV 20-8705-GW-AFMx Date November 20, 2020 Title Abelardo Martinez, et al. v. Perrigo Co. PLC
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 REMANDING CASE FOR LACK OF
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION; VACATING
DATES
The Complaint in this action contains a single claim for relief for violation of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (“Unruh”). Yet, defendant Perrigo Company PLC (“Defendant”) removed the case from Los Angeles County Superior Court, asserting this Court’s federal question jurisdiction over the action. Based on the Court’s sua sponte review of subject matter jurisdiction, see Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp., 546 U.S. 500, 514 (2006), and a review of the parties’ papers on a forthcoming motion to remand, the Court will remand the action to state court, and vacate the November 30, 2020 hearing…