Rasmussen
Rasmussen v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RULON V. RASMUSSEN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-06947-SI
Plaintiffs, AND RELATED CASES: 20-6948, 20- 6953, 20-6954, 20-6955 & 20-6960 v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' SAFEWAY, et al., COMBINED EX PARTE
APPLICATIONS TO STRIKE NOTICE
Defendants. OF REMOVAL AND REMANDING TO
STATE COURT
12 Re: Dkt. No. 25 13 On October 29, 2020, the Court held a hearing on plaintiffs’ combined ex parte application to strike removal and remand, filed in this case and five related cases. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the combined application and REMANDS these cases to state court. All other pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT. 18 DISCUSSION Plaintiffs contend that the removing entities did not have the authority to remove the actions. The six cases at issue were removed from state court by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline LLC,…