Tonelli
Tonelli v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEPHEN TONELLI, Case No. 19-cv-04904-KAW
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. REMAND; DENYING MOTION TO
DISMISS
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 8, 12 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff Stephen Tonelli filed the instant case against Defendants Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo Bank”), Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC dba Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (“Wells Fargo Advisors”), and Shehzad Bhatti. (Compl., Dkt. No. 20-1.) On August 15, 2019, Defendant Wells Fargo Bank removed the case to federal court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. (Not. of Removal at 1, Dkt. No. 1.) While Defendants concede that Defendants Wells Fargo Advisors and Bhatti are California citizens, they assert that both Defendants were fraudulently joined. (Id. ¶¶ 13-15.) Pending before the Court are: (1) Defendant Wells Fargo Bank’s motion to dismiss, and (2) Plaintiff’s motion to remand. (Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss, Dkt. No. 8; Pl.’s Mot. to…