Arbis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 PAUL ARBIS, Case No. 22-cv-05863-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE REMAND

v.

SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORPORATION, et al., 10 Defendants.

11 Plaintiff Paul Arbis alleges that he was held at gunpoint by defendant Michael Chirinos at a hotel owned by defendant Sonesta International Hotels Corporation. Dkt. No. 5 ¶¶ 7-20. The complaint was originally filed in Alameda County Superior Court, named Sonesta as the sole defendant, and asserted state law claims for negligence on the theory that Sonesta failed to implement adequate safety and security procedures at the hotel. Dkt. No. 1-2 ¶¶ 21-34. Sonesta timely removed the action to this Court on diversity jurisdiction grounds. Dkt. No. 1. Shortly thereafter, Arbis filed a first amended complaint (FAC). Dkt. No. 5. The FAC names Chirinos as another defendant and alleges state law claims against him for assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment. Id. On the same day, Arbis asked…