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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 NOE PONCE CEJA, Case No.: 22-cv-0918-L-AHG

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING JOINT MOTION

v. TO REMAND

VENTURE DYNAMICS [ECF No. 28] ENTERPRISES, INC., and DOES 1–100, 13 Defendants.

15 Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to remand to state court. 16 (ECF No. 28.) The instant action was originally filed in the Superior Court of California 17 and was removed on June 23, 2022. (Id. at 3.) The parties attended mediation on 18 January 31, 2023. (Id.) The parties reached a tentative settlement that includes an 19 agreement to remand this matter back to state court for approval. (Id.) The parties now 20 request that this Court remand the present case and stay all proceedings in this matter 21 pending settlement approval. (Id. at 4.) The parties also request that in the event the 22 settlement is not approved by the state court, Defendant may remove the action back to 23 federal court and the parties be placed in the respective litigation status as of…