Stenson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Sandra Stenson, No. 2:22-cv-00222-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER Vv. Lodi Skilled Nursing Services Inc., doing business as Fairmont Rehabilitation Hospital, et al., Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff Sandra Stenson alleges two residents in the defendants’ skilled nursing facility 20 contracted COVID-19, leading to their premature deaths. See Compl. Jf 1-5, ECF No. 2-1. She asserts claims for elder abuse, health and safety violations, negligence, willful misconduct, and wrongful death under California law. See id. [§ 37-79. The defendants removed this action from the San Joaquin County Superior Court in 24 February of this year. See generally Not. Removal, ECF No. 1. Stenson moves to remand. See 25 generally Mot. Remand, ECF No. 11. The defendants opposed, and the court submitted the motion without oral argument. See generally Opp’n, ECF No. 12; Min. Order, ECF No. 14. A defendant may remove a…