Karamanoukian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARA KARAMANOUKIAN, 2:22-cv-01677-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. MIKALAH RAYMOND LIVIAKIS, et al. Defendant.

17 Plaintiff Ara Karamanoukian filed this action against defendant Mikalah Raymond 18 Liviakas for physical injuries sustained at a sports club. (ECF No. 1-1.) Defendant removed this 19 case to federal court on September 22, 2022. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff seeks $250,0002 in damages

1 This case was randomly assigned to participate in the court’s automated case assignment plan pursuant to Appendix A of the Local Rules. (ECF No. 3.) See Local Rules, Appendix A, 22 subsection (m). Both parties consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. Therefore, the undersigned has jurisdiction over this case for all purposes, including dispositive matters. Id.

2 Based on the parties’ filings, the court was left to guess how defendant arrived at the $250,000 figure. Defendant’s removal notice provided no insight as to how the amount in controversy 25 requirement was met,…