Aguirre v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP

Filing 28

ORDER denying 20 Plaintiff's Motion to Remand. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 7/14/2017. (kcg)

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Cas Num be 1 61023- V- OREN O
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BLANCA AGUI
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W AL- ART STORES EAST, LP,
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Def nt
enda .

ORDER DENYI PLAI FF' M O TI TO REM AND
NG
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s,
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r
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8
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res rai
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$105,
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y
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r
re' t t - t
ant ha he mounti c r r y e e $75,000,asAguir
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me c lr or a medi lbil , c a 1s r dn a i e s o $75,000. Aguir
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ca ls whi h 1 uppo t m ges n xce s f
re
aleg t ts ha i ured $1 897 i pa tmedi le ns s a herteai physc a
l es ha he s nc r
8, n s
ca xpe e , nd
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r c me d s de s ge y a team e e tma e a ac tbewee $8 ,000 and
e om nde houl r ur r nd r t nt si t d t os t n 7
$1 000 whi Ag re c endsi ac e v tveesi t . Aguir slteras ofe edt
05, ch uir ont
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s tl t m atrf r$98,
e te he te o
500. Thi e de cla l s ife W alM a tsbur n t esa ih t
s vi nce e ry atsi s - r ' de o t bls he

j rs ito a n u ti c nr v ry.
u idcin l mo n n o to e s
Ag re' a g e sf r mand a ewihoutm e i. Fis ,
uir s r um nt or e
r t
rt r t Aguir a guest tt pr e
re r
ha he es nt
co a ntale sû a ntf s ksno r le , ca eofa i n,r m e orda a t twoul
mpli lge t i if ee
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c n e fd rl u idcin u ntecamsa s re h r i, nde p e sydicamsç iiu l
o fr e e a j rs ito po h li se td een a x r sl s li i vd a'
nd
da ag i e es of$75, ' Ho
m es n xc s
000., weve ,t sal ga i onl a r i t pos r m oval
r hi le ton y ppea s n he t e
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.
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re gue ha r ts t m nd e tr nnotbeus d t esa ih
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a mti c r ve s e e $75, a t tm eofr m ova Ther f e,i i
mol n onto r y xce ded
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