Angelo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ASHLEIGH ANGELO, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01609-JLT-CDB

Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

TO DISMISS

v. (Doc. 113) THOMSON INTERNATIONAL

INCORPORATED,

15 Defendant. 16 17 In this consolidated action, 14 individual plaintiffs allege that they sustained personal injuries after consuming a salmonella-infected onion sourced by Defendant Thomson International, Incorporated (“Defendant”). Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss. (Doc. 113). Defendant argues that the Court should dismiss 12 out of the 14 plaintiffs as the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over their claims because they do not exceed the jurisdictional minimum required by 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The Court has reviewed Defendant’s moving brief (Doc. 118) and supporting declarations and exhibits (Docs. 115, 116), Plaintiffs’ opposition briefs and supporting materials (Docs. 120-22), and Defendant’s separate reply briefs (Docs. 123, 124). The parties have consented…