Phan

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 RYAN PHAN, CASE NO. 19-cv-05713-YGR

9 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND

10 vs. Re: Dkt. No. 11 11 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, 12 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff Ryan Phan brings this personal injury and premises liability action against 14 defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”) seeking to recover for injuries sustained and 15 wages lost after plaintiff slipped and fell at a Costco gas station. (Dkt. No. 1.) Plaintiff originally 16 filed his complaint in the California Superior Court, County of Alameda, Case No. RG-19007662. 17 (Id.) Defendants later removed the action to this Court. (Id.) 18 Now pending before the Court is plaintiff’s motion to remand this action back to state 19 court. (Dkt. No. 11.) Having carefully considered the pleadings and the papers submitted, and for 20 the reasons set forth more fully below, the Court hereby DENIES the motion.1 21 * * * * * 22 Under 28 U.S.C. section 1441(a), “any civil action…