Zolfaghari
Zolfaghari v. Wall&Associates, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAVAD ZOLFAGHARI, Case No. 19-cv-08101-SVK
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. REMAND
WALL&ASSOCIATES, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 10 Defendants.
Before the Court are Plaintiff Javad Zolfaghari’s motion to remand (Dkt. 10) and Defendants Greg Thorson, P. Mark Yates, Wall & Associates, Inc., and Jennifer L. Cable’s (collectively, “Defendants”) motion to dismiss (Dkt. 8). All parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned magistrate judge. See Dkts. 7, 13. The Court finds this matter suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). The initial and fundamental issue in this case is whether the jurisdiction of this Court attached to Plaintiff’s state court complaint as drafted. This Court concludes that it did not. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to remand and DENIES AS MOOT Defendants’ motion to dismiss for the reasons discussed below. I. …