Acosta
Acosta v. California Highway Patrol
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 CRISTOBAL ACOSTA, Case No. 18-cv-00958-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. REMAND TO STATE COURT
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, et al., Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Cristobal Acosta’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion To Remand Entire Action To State Court. Motion, ECF 66. On August 19, 2019, mere weeks before the long-scheduled trial date in this action, Plaintiff filed his motion for remand on the ground that because this Court has granted summary judgment as to all of Plaintiff’s federal claims, leaving only state law claims, the Court should exercise its discretion and remain the entire case to state court. See id. For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND On the night of January 8, 2017, Plaintiff sat in his car stopped at the side of the road with a mechanical breakdown that caused “backfiring.” Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”)…