Kirk
Kirk v. General Insurance Company of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAMES KIRK, Case No. 23-cv-05506-HSG
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. REMAND AND TERMINATING
MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 11, 13 11 Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff James Kirk’s motion to remand. Dkt. No. 11. The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS the motion to remand. Accordingly, Defendant Mandy Esrock’s motion to dismiss is TERMINATED AS MOOT. Dkt. No. 13. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff owns real property in San Francisco insured by Defendant General Insurance Company of America (“GICA”). See Dkt. No. 1, Ex. A (“Compl.”) at ¶¶ 15–16. He alleges that in October 2021, the property was flooded with water from a sink on the top floor, causing damage to a large portion of the…