Parmar v. Crawford & Company

Opinion

THE HONORABLE BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NAVEEN PARMAR and MEENA PARMAR, husband and wife and the No. 2:23-cv-00878-BJR marital community comprised thereof; and MEENA & AS LLC, a Washington ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ Limited Liability Company, UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR REMAND Plaintiffs,

v.

CRAWFORD & COMPANY; JOHN LUNA; RYAN TOPOROWSKY; AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY; INSURANCE COMPANY; JOHN DOE NUMBER 1; LINDA OH; and SANDRA OH, Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand. Having reviewed the motion, Defendants’ response, and any reply, the Court rules as follows: 1. The basis for this Court’s jurisdiction over this matter was the Plaintiffs’ action against former defendant Wright National Flood Insurance Company (“Wright National”), which Wright National contended presented a federal question under 42 U.S.C. § 4072. Dkt. No. 1. ] 2. Plaintiffs’ claims against Wright National were dismissed on June 22, 2023. Dkt. No. 10. 3. With the federal claims dismissed, the Court has discretion whether to retain supplemental jurisdiction over the Plaintiffs’ remaining state-law claims. 28 U.S.C. § > 1367(c)(3). 4. The parties conferred and all Defendants who have appeared in this action stipulated to remand. 5. The Court finds that interests of judicial economy, the early stage of this litigation, the issues of state law remaining to be decided, and the absence of prejudice to any party from resolving this matter in state court, weigh in favor of remanding the remaining state-

D law claims. Satey v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., 521 F.3d 1087, 1091 (9% Cir. 2008) (citing Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill, 484 U.S. 343, 350, 108 S. Ct. 614, 98 L. Ed. 2d 720 (1988)). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall immediately REMAND this matter to the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County. ITIS SO ORDERED. Dated: July 6, 2023. Asner eu, Barbara Jacobs Rothstein US. District Court Judge Presented by: RUIZ & SMART LLP ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ Ruiz & SMART LLP UNOPPOSED 1200 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1220 MOTION FOR REMAND ____ Seattle, WA98101 0

By: s/ William C. Smart William C. Smart, WSBA #8192 William C. Smart, WSBA #8192 Kathryn Knudsen, WSBA #41075 McKean J. Evans, WSBA #52750 1200 Fifth Avenue, Ste 1220 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206-203-9100 Fax: 206-785-1702 wsmart@ruizandsmart.com kknudsen@ruizandsmart.com mevans@ruizandsmart.com Counsel for Plaintiffs