Ramirez
Ramirez v. Animal Health International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIA MARTINEZ, Case No. 1:21-CV-00965-JLT-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE PARTY
v. (Doc. 20) ANIMAL HEALTH INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al., 15 Defendant. 16 Julia Martinez filed this action on April 20, 2021, in state court, alleging various employment discrimination, labor code, and wrongful termination claims under California law. (Doc. 1, Ex. A.) Defendant removed the case to this Court on June 17, 2021. (Doc. 1.) On October 15, 2021, Ms. Martinez passed away. (See Doc. 20, Ex. A (Death Certificate).) A Suggestion of Death was filed (Doc. 18) and served on Defendant on January 13, 2022, (Doc. 20, Ex. B), and on decedent’s son, David Ramirez, on January 14, 2022 (id., Ex. C). On January 14, 2022, Plaintiff, through counsel, filed a motion to substitute David Ramirez as the Plaintiff in this action. (Doc. 20.) On June 6, 2022, the undersigned ordered supplemental briefing to address whether David Ramirez is an appropriate substitute…