Bell v. Populus Financial Group, Inc.

1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 JAMILLAH BELL, Case No. 21-cv-01003-MMC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S

V. MOTION TO REMAND; REMANDING

POPULUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., ACTION TO STATE COURT Defendant. Before the Court is plaintiff's “Motion to Remand,” filed February 26, 2021. No opposition has been filed. g The Court, having read and considered the moving papers,! finds, for the reasons s 13 || stated therein (see Mem. of P. & A. at 2:17-4:2), defendant has failed to meet its burden of establishing “the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000,” see || Valdez v. Allstate Ins. Co., 372 F.3d 1115, 1116-17 (9th Cir. 2004) (quoting 28 U.S.C. a || § 1332(a)) (holding, where defendant removes action on basis of diversity jurisdiction and g 17 || “it [is] not facially evident from the complaint that more than $75,000 [is] in controversy,” S || defendant must “provide evidence…