Brooks
Brooks v. The GEO Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AUNTRELL BROOKS, Case No. 18-cv-04578-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. AMEND AND REMANDING CASE TO
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR
THE GEO GROUP, INC., COURT Defendant. Re: Dkt. No.
Plaintiff Auntrell Brooks moves for leave to file a first amended complaint (“FAC”) adding two new defendants, and to remand this action in the event the court grants him leave to amend. [Docket No. 38.] The court held a hearing on July 31, 2019, and ordered Brooks to file a new proposed FAC that includes citizenship allegations for the two proposed defendants, which Brooks timely filed. [Docket Nos. 55, 57 (Proposed FAC).] For the following reasons, the motion is granted and this matter is remanded to Alameda County Superior Court. I. BACKGROUND Brooks, a citizen of California (see Docket No. 57), filed this action against Defendant The Geo Group, Inc. dba GEO California, Inc. (“GEO”) and Does 1-60 in…