Pelz
Pelz v. Sprouts Farmers Market
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MARILYN PELZ, et al., Case No. 24-cv-02078-VKD
Plaintiffs, 9 INTERIM ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS' v. MOTION TO REMAND
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET; DOES Re: Dkt. Nos. 7, 8 to 100, 12 Defendants.
13 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Marilyn Pelz, and her husband Kent Pelz, sue for personal injuries Mrs. Pelz allegedly sustained on January 30, 2024 while shopping at a Sprouts Farmers Market in San Jose, California. According to their complaint, a store employee put an obstacle near Mrs. Pelz, causing her to trip and fall. See Dkt. No. 2-1. Plaintiffs claim that Mrs. Pelz “was seriously injured requiring difficult surgery and long extensive rehabilitation[.]” Id. at ECF 6. Mr. Pelz alleges that he “is no longer able to rely on Mrs. Pelz for assistance around the home,” and sues under a loss of consortium theory. See id. On February 28, 2024, plaintiffs filed their complaint in the Santa Clara County Superior …