Rodulfo
Rodulfo v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA RUDOLFO, Case No.: 19-CV-2390 JLS (BLM)
Plaintiff,
ORDER SUA SPONTE REMANDING
v. ACTION
COSTCO WHOLESALE
CORPORATION d.b.a. COSTCO 15 WHOLESALE CORP. d.b.a. COSTCO; MATTHEW HARDY; and DOES 1 TO 100, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 This case began in State Court on April 8, 2019, when Plaintiff Maria Rudolfo, a citizen of the State of California, filed her original complaint against two defendants: Costco, a citizen of the State of Washington, and Matthew Hardy, a citizen of the State of California. Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1 at 2. On December 6, 2019, the Superior Court of California dismissed Mr. Hardy without prejudice. Id. On December 12, 2019, Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation removed this action from the San Diego Superior Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Id. After reviewing Defendant’s Notice of Removal, the Court concluded that jurisdiction may be…