Gopal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Krishan K. Gopal, No. 2:21-cv-00735-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. Kapil Luther, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Krishan K. Gopal brings state law claims arising from a contractual dispute over acannabis business. Defendants removed the action to this court. Plaintiff moves to remand, and defendants move to dismiss. Both motions are fully briefed. The court grants plaintiff’s motion to remand, and therefore denies defendants’ motion to dismiss as moot. I. BACKGROUND California Relief LLC (CRL) is a cannabis cultivation business. Compl. at 6, Not. Removal, ECF No 1-1.! Krishan Gopal, Rakesh Rana, and defendants Brikena Luther and Kapil 24 Luther are all members of CRL. See Rana Decl. § 1, ECF No. 9-3; Purchase and Sale Agreement

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