Garza

1 2 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 AMELIA GARZA, Case No. 19-cv-06549-MMC

7 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

8 v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND;

REMANDING CASE TO STATE

9 TARGET CORPORATION, COURT; STAYING EXECUTION FOR

LIMITED PERIOD

10 Defendant.

11

12 Before the Court is plaintiff Amelia Garza’s (“Garza”) motion for leave to amend, 13 filed April 28, 2020, whereby Garza seeks to substitute for four Doe defendants the 14 names of four employees of defendant Target Corporation (“Target”), which individuals, 15 Garza alleges, were responsible for failing to maintain a San Mateo Target store in a safe 16 17 condition, leading to Garza’s slip and fall therein. Defendant has filed opposition, to 18 which plaintiff has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and 19 in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 20 On October 11, 2019, Target removed the instant action to federal court on the 21 basis of diversity jurisdiction. It is…