Villalpando
Villalpando v. Southwest Airlines Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CAROLINE VILLALPANDO, Case No.: 19-CV-2055 JLS (BGS)
Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO
v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., a Texas
OF SAN DIEGO
corporation; and DOES 1 THROUGH 10, 15 inclusive, (ECF No. 1) 16 Defendants.
On November 29, 2018, Plaintiff Caroline Villalpando filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, related to injuries sustained when she fell down the escalator after she “was shown to the escalator rather than provided with pre-arranged wheelchair assistance” following a flight on Defendant’s airline. See ECF No. 1-2 at A-6. On May 9, 2019, Defendant removed to this Court on the grounds that “[t]his is a civil action where the amount in controversy appears to exceed $75,000 and the parties are citizens of different states.” See Notice of Removal at ¶ 2, Villalpando v. Sw. Airlines Co., No. 19-CV-875 JLS (BGS)…