Conroy

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 BRADLEY R. CONROY, Case No. 4:20-cv-05882-YGR

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND

v.

RIDGE TOOL COMPANY, ET AL., Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 13

Plaintiff Bradley R. Conroy brings this action against defendants Ridge Tool Company, (“Ridge”), Cal Steam, Inc. (“Cal Steam”), and Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. (“Ferguson”) seeking damages for negligence and strict product liability. Conroy originally filed his complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, on February 14, 2020. (Dkt. No. 1, Notice of Removal (“NOR”) ¶ 1.) On August 20, 2020, Ridge removed the action to this Court asserting diversity jurisdiction. (NOR ¶¶ 5-12.) Now before the Court is Conroy’s motion to remand. (Dkt. No. 13 (“Remand”).) Having carefully considered the pleadings and the papers submitted, and for the reasons set forth more fully below, the Court hereby DENIES Conroy’s motion to remand. I. BACKGROUND Conroy served the three…