Chaganti
Chaganti v. Fifth Third Bank
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 NAREN CHAGANTI, Case No. 5:22-cv-04180-EJD
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
REMAND
v.
EDWARD “TED” LUBY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 24 Defendants.
Plaintiff Naren Chaganti (“Plaintiff”), an attorney, initiated this suit in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Santa Clara, asserting state law claims against Defendants Fifth Third Bank and Edward F. “Ted” Luby (“Luby”). Luby removed the action to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441 and 1446 on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. Pending before the Court are Plaintiff’s two motions to remand. In one motion, Plaintiff contends that removal was improper because Fifth Third Bank did not file a written consent to removal. Motion to Remand for Defective Removal, Dkt. No. 24. In the other motion, Plaintiff contends that Luby’s Notice of Removal fails to establish that the amount in controversy exceeds …