Tajran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIKE TAJRAN; DEENA TAJRAN, Case No. 19-cv-1290-BAS-KSC

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART

AND DENYING IN PART

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO

v. REMAND (ECF No. 2)

ESTATE OF IRENE MCDONALD, Deceased; KEITH JOHNSON, 15 Defendants. 16 Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs Mike Tajran and Deena Tajran’s motion to remand this action to state court. (ECF No. 2.) Defendants removed this matter based on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332 and 1441(b). (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiffs argue remand is appropriate because removal was untimely and Defendants failed to demonstrate complete diversity of citizenship. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiffs also seek an award of attorney’s fees because they believe Defendants lacked an objective basis for removal. (Id.) Defendants oppose. (ECF No. 4.) The Court finds this motion suitable for determination on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). The Court…