Christy
Christy v. Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHANNING CHRISTY, Case No. 20-cv-05409-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO REMAND
SAFEWAY, INC., Docket No. 10 Defendant.
12 13 Plaintiff Channing Christy has filed suit against Defendants Safeway, Inc. and David Zarate. According to Mr. Christy, in February 2020, Mr. Zarate was driving a Safeway semi- tractor trailer during the course and scope of his employment with Safeway on State Route 116 when he hit Mr. Christy, who was riding his bike. Mr. Christy asserts a single claim of negligence. In response to Mr. Christy’s complaint, which had been filed in state court, Albertsons Companies, Inc. filed a notice of removal, asserting that it had been incorrectly sued as Safeway, Inc. Albertsons claimed both diversity and federal question jurisdiction as a basis for removal. Currently pending before the Court is Mr. Christy’s motion to remand. In his motion, he includes a request for…