Ranger

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, Case No. 22-cv-08901-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO REMAND

KELLY ANNE RANGER, [Re: ECF 6] Defendant.

12 Plaintiff County of Santa Clara (“County”) filed the present Complaint to Recover Administrative Penalties against Defendant Kelly Anne Ranger (“Ranger”) in state court on October 8, 2021. See Not. of Removal Ex. Q (Compl.), ECF 1-4. The County alleges that Ranger owned a massage business and refused to wear face masks or require her clients to wear them, in violation of public health orders issued to address the COVID-19 virus. See id. On December 15, 2022, Ranger filed a Notice of Removal based on asserted federal question jurisdiction. See Not. of Removal, ECF 1. The County has filed a motion to remand the action to the Santa Clara County Superior Court, which has been fully briefed. See Mot., ECF 6; Opp.,…