Loewenthal
Loewenthal v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 CHOLENA LOEWENTHAL, Case No. 22-cv-04077-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. AMEND AND REMAND
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY,
11 Defendant. 12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Cholena Loewenthal’s motion to amend the complaint to add two additional defendants and to remand the case to state court. For the reasons discussed herein, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint and remand this action to Monterey County Superior Court. I. BACKGROUND As alleged in the Complaint, Defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) is the largest railroad in North America. ECF No. 1, Ex. A (“Compl.”) ¶ 3. On February 9, 2021, at approximately 2:45 p.m. in the area of Bridge Street and Market Way in Salinas, California, Plaintiff Cholena Loewenthal was struck by a train owned and operated by Union Pacific. Id. ¶ 7. She “suffered catastrophic, near fatal injuries…