Kuchta
Kuchta v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation dba Amtrak
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MADISON KUCHTA,
Case No. 22-cv-02198-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION DBA AMTRAK, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 7 Defendants.
12 I. INTRODUCTION In this wrongful death case, Plaintiff Madison Kuchta has named the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) and the County of Contra Costa (“County” or “Contra Costa County”) as defendants in connection with the tragic death of her father, Brian Kuchta. According to Plaintiff, Mr. Kuchta was killed when he attempted to retrieve his dog from the railroad tracks and was hit by an Amtrak train. The case was initially filed in the Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa (“Contra Costa Superior Court”) on December 8, 2021. Notice of Removal, Ex. A. On April 7, 2022, after Amtrak had received a courtesy copy of the complaint requested by Amtrak – but before either defendant had been…