Kent Sachs v. Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 KENT SACHS, individually, and on 11 behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, Case No.: 2:21-cv-07742-AB (ADSx) 13 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S vs. MOTION TO REMAND CASE TO

STATE COURT

PANKOW OPERATING, INC., a California Corporation, CHARLES PANKOW BUILDERS, LTD., an unknown business entity; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.

22 Before the Court is Plaintiff Kent Sachs’s (“Plaintiff” or “Sachs”) Motion to 23 Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447 (“Motion to Remand” or “Motion”). (Dkt. No. 24 10). Defendant Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. (“Defendant” or “Pankow”) opposed 25 the Motion (“Opp’n”), (Dkt. No. 12), and Plaintiff filed a Reply (“Reply”), (Dkt. No. 26 13). The Court deemed the Motion to Remand appropriate for decision without oral 27 argument and took the matter under submission on November 29. 2021. (Dkt. No. 14). 28 For the reasons stated below, the Court now DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion. I. BACKGROUND…