Bradley
Bradley v. Schmalzried, M.D.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIAM BRADLEY, Case No. 22-cv-00414-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
REMAND AND DENYING REQUEST
v. FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES
THOMAS P. SCHMALZRIED, M.D., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff William Bradley’s motion to remand. Dkt. No. 15 (“Mot.”). The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion to remand and DENIES the request for attorneys’ fees. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this product liability action in San Francisco County Superior Court in March 2021. See Dkt. No. 1-3, Ex. 3 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff alleges that in December 2008, he received a Pinnacle Hip System implant during a hip replacement surgery. See id. at ¶¶ 1, 60–62. According to Plaintiff, his implant leaked toxic amounts of cobalt and…