CARRASQUILLO
v.
WALMART INC.
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The Court grants Plaintiff's unopposed motion to remand because the amended complaint no longer presents a basis for federal question or diversity jurisdiction.
Plaintiff initially filed a complaint in state court, which was removed to federal court. Plaintiff then filed an amended complaint asserting only sta…
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This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Valerie Carrasquillo’s Unopposed Motion to Remand for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. 14. Although the Motion is unopposed, the Court may not remand a properly removed action without first engaging in an independent review.1 Upon careful
consideration, the Court grants the Motion. On January 12, 2022, Plaintiff initiated this action in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, in and for Manatee County, Florida. Dkt. 1-1. Plaintiff’s
initial complaint against Defendant Walmart, Inc., raised claims of, inter alia, discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Id. Walmart
Plaintiff’s original complaint. Dkt. 9. In response, Plaintiff filed her Amended Complaint on April 6, 2023. Dkt. 12. Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint brings only two claims: Negligent Training,
Retention, and Supervision against Walmart (Count I) and Civil Assault and Battery against Liz Cortes, a new individual defendant (Count II). Id. Because the Amended Complaint only asserts state law claims and adds a new claim against Cortes, a Florida resident, there no longer exists a basis for federal question
jurisdiction and diversity jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction and must remand this action. Based on the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
1. Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Remand (Dkt. 14) is GRANTED. 2. The Clerk is directed to REMAND this case to the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, in and for Manatee County, Florida, and mail a certified copy of this Order to the Clerk of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
3. The Clerk shall thereafter close this case.
DONE AND ORDERED at Tampa, Florida, on April 12, 2023. /s/ William F. Jung
WILLIAM F. JUNG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
COPIES FURNISHED TO: Counsel of Record Twelfth Judicial Circuit, in and for Manatee County, Florida