Grace Valencerina v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 21-7016 MRW Date November 10, 2021 Title Valencerina v. Costco
Present: Hon. Michael R. Wilner, U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica Piper CS 11/10/2021 Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendant: Sam Nordean Ara Baghdassarian Proceedings: ORDER DENYING REMAND MOTION
1. For the reasons stated during the video hearing today, the Court denies without prejudice Plaintiff's motion to remand this action. (Docket # 11.) The unrebutted declaration of Defendant’s attorney — buttressed by the agreed-upon disavowal of an intended remand motion — convince the Court that Plaintiffs attorney did not satisfy the pre-filing meet-and-confer requirements of Local Rule 7. (Docket # 9 at 5; # 15 at 2;
L.R. 7-10.)
2. The Court declines at present to take up the substance of the defense’s contentions regarding the adequacy of the Doe defendant pleading in the complaint or the…