Motel Inn, LLC v. 9223-6678 Quebec Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

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23 On July 14, 2020, Plaintiff Motel Inn, LLC (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint in the Superior 24 Court of the State of California, County of San Luis Obispo, asserting breach of contract and 25 related claims against 9223-6678 Quebec, Inc., d.b.a Nomad Airstream; Steven Clement, an 26 individual; Guillaume Langevin, an individual; and Does 1-23, inclusive (collectively, 27 “Defendants”) (the “Complaint”). (Dkt. No. 1.) On September 8, 2020, Defendants removed 28 1 the action to the Central District of California based on diversity jurisdiction. (See Dkt. No. 2 1, Notice of Removal.) On September 10, 2020, the Central District remanded the case to 3 state court on the ground that Defendants’ allegations regarding Plaintiff’s citizenship were 4 insufficient to invoke diversity jurisdiction. (Id.) On December 29, 2020, after obtaining 5 Plaintiff’s responses to limited jurisdiction discovery, Defendants filed a Second Notice of 6 Removal to the Central District based on diversity jurisdiction. (Dkt. No. 1.) On January 5, 7 2021, Defendants filed a Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss (1) for Lack of Personal 8 Jurisdiction…