Walker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHELE WALKER, PEARL IRENE Case No. 1:23-cv-00349-BAM WISE, and TAMI HUNTER-NEAL, on behalf of themselves and all others ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ similarly situated, MOTION TO REMAND TO STATE COURT Plaintiffs, (Doc. 4) v. 15 DIGNITY HEALTH, a California Corporation; dba MERCY MEDICAL CENTER – MERCED; and DOES 1 to 100, Defendants. 19 This matter is before the Court on the motion of Plaintiffs Michele Walker, Pearl Irene Wise, and Tami Hunter-Neal to remand this action to Merced County Superior Court. (Doc. 4.) The motion was submitted on the parties’ briefs, without oral argument, to Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. Having considered the briefing, and for the reasons that follow, Plaintiffs’ motion will be denied. I. BACKGROUND On May 31, 2022, Plaintiffs initiated this proposed class action in the Superior Court of 27 1 The parties consented to have a United States Magistrate…