Angelo
Angelo v. Thomson International, Incorporated
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ASHLEIGH ANGELO, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01609-JLT-CDB
12 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION
TO DISMISS
13 v. (Doc. 113) 14 THOMSON INTERNATIONAL
INCORPORATED,
15 Defendant. 16 17 18 In this consolidated action, 14 individual plaintiffs allege that they sustained personal 19 injuries after consuming a salmonella-infected onion sourced by Defendant Thomson 20 International, Incorporated (“Defendant”). 21 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss. (Doc. 113). Defendant 22 argues that the Court should dismiss 12 out of the 14 plaintiffs as the Court lacks subject matter 23 jurisdiction over their claims because they do not exceed the jurisdictional minimum required by 24 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The Court has reviewed Defendant’s moving brief (Doc. 118) and supporting 25 declarations and exhibits (Docs. 115, 116), Plaintiffs’ opposition briefs and supporting materials 26 (Docs. 120-22), and Defendant’s separate reply briefs (Docs. 123, 124). 27 The parties have consented…