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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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DECLARATION OF THOMAS C. TAGLIARINI IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO REMAND ACTION

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Thomas C. Tagliarini (State Bar No. 104949)

LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS C. TAGLIARINI

2200 Powell Street, Suite 1125

Oakland, California 94608

Telephone: (510) 444-0692

Facsimile: (510) 900-9381

e-mail: Tom@Tagliarinilaw.com

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY

And for Complainant in Intervention

SHERYL A. BASA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY 

COMPANY,

 Plaintiff,

v.

TARGET CORPORATION., a Minesota 

Corporation and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive.

Defendants. _______________________________________/

SHERYL A. BASA

Complainant in Intervention

_______________________________________/

Case No. 2:16-CV-02513-MCE-DB

Sacramento County Superior Court

Case No.: 34-2016-00192504

DECLARATION OF THOMAS C. 

TAGLIARINI IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO 

WITHDRAW MOTION TO REMAND AND 

REQUEST TO VACATE HEARING DATE

[28 USC § 1446 ]

DATE: March 23, 2017

TIME: 2:00 p.m.

DEPT: 7, Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.

DECLARATION OF THOMAS C. TAGLIARINI

I, Thomas C. Tagliarini am an attorney at law duly authorized to practice law before all courts of the 

State of California. I am the attorney of record for Plaintiff, herein, HARTFORD ACCIDENT & 

INDEMNITY COMPANY (hereinafter, HARTFORD) As such, I have personal knowledge of the 

following facts:

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1. On April 4, 2016, HARTFORD filed a Complaint for Benefits against TARGET wherein 

HARTFORD seeks to recover the Workers’ Compensation benefits it paid to Ms. SHERYL A. BASA 

(hereinafter, BASA) an employee of HARTFORD insured, Kidscare DPM, LLC. HARTFORD alleges 

BASA was injured in the course and scope of her employment as a direct and proximate consequence of the 

negligence of TARGET. As the Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier for BASA’s employer, 

HARTFORD benefits to BASA and paid medical bills on behalf of BASA. 

2. The action was filed in Sacramento County Superior Court because the accident occurred at 

a TARGET store in Sacramento County. TARGET filed its Answer to the Complaint on May 5, 2016. 

3. On July 25, 2016 the injured worker, BASA sought to intervene in the litigation and she 

served TARGET with an Application for Leave to Intervene. Sacramento County Superior Court filed the 

Application of Leave to Intervene on July 27, 2016. Thereafter, Sacramento County Superior Court filed 

the Complaint in Intervention on August 15, 2016. 

4. On September 14, 2016 Sacramento County Superior Court executed and filed an Order 

granting leave to intervene. For some inexplicable reason, the Order granting leave to intervene was 

executed and filed one month after the Complaint in Intervention had already been filed by the Court. 

5. On October 18, 2016 Defendant, TARGET CORPORATION (hereinafter, TARGET) served 

its Notice of Removal of the above captioned action to this Court based upon a claim of diversity 

jurisdiction. 

6. On or about October 27, 2016 TARGET filed an Amended Notice of Removal of the Action 

wherein it made identical claims of diversity as had been made in its initial Notice of Removal.

7. On or about November 14, 2016 I, as counsel for Plaintiff, HARTFORD, filed a Motion to 

Remand this action back to Sacramento County Superior Court based upon my understanding that diversity 

did not exist because it appeared Defendant, TARGET’s principal place of business was California, not 

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Minnesota.

8. After having review the Opposition Brief filed by Defendant, TARGET, I have concluded 

that diversity does, in fact, exist and that this case had been properly removed. Therefore, I request that the 

Motion to Remand be withdrawn and that the hearing of this motion be vacated.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true 

and correct. I could testify competently to the foregoing if called as a witness to do so. Executed this 16th

day of March, 2017 in Emeryville, California.

 ________________________________________________________ 

 Thomas C. Tagliarini

 Attorney for Plaintiff HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY CO. 

 and for Plaintiff, SHERYL A. BASA

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY

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Thomas C. Tagliarini (State Bar No. 104949)

LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS C. TAGLIARINI

2200 Powell Street, Suite 1125

Oakland, California 94608

Telephone: (510) 444-0692

Facsimile: (510) 900-9381

e-mail: Tom@Tagliarinilaw.com

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY

And for Complainant in Intervention

SHERYL A. BASA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY 

COMPANY,

 Plaintiff,

v.

TARGET CORPORATION., a Minesota 

Corporation and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive.

Defendants. _______________________________________/

SHERYL A. BASA

Complainant in Intervention

_______________________________________/

Case No. 2:16-CV-02513-MCE-DB

Sacramento County Superior Court

Case No.: 34-2016-00192504

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO 

WITHDRAW MOTION TO REMAND 

ACTION AND ORDER VACATING THE 

HEARING DATE OF THE MOTION

[28 USC § 1446 (b)(1), (2)(B), (3), (c)(1)]

DATE: March 23, 2017

TIME: 2:00 p.m.

DEPT: 7, Hon. Morrision C. England, Jr.

The motion of Plaintiff, HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY to remand the 

above captioned action back to Sacramento County Superior Court was filed on or about November 14, 

2016. The hearing of the motion is scheduled to occur at 2:00 p.m. on March 23, 2017.

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Thereafter, Thomas C. Tagliarini, Esq., as counsel for moving party, HARTFORD ACCIDENT & 

INDEMNITY COMPANY, filed a Declaration requesting the Motion to Remand be withdrawn and the 

hearing date vacated. ECF No. 19. 

After having read and considered the Declaration of Thomas C. Tagliarini and good cause appearing 

therefore, it is hereby ordered that Plaintiff’s request to withdraw the Motion to Remand, ECF No. 19, is 

GRANTED. Plaintiff’s motion, ECF No. 13, is hereby WITHDRAWN.

It is further ordered that the hearing date of the Motion to Remand, ECF No. 13, which is scheduled 

for 2:00 p.m. on March 23, 2017, is VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2017

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PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL (CCP SECTIONS 10113(a) - 2015.5)

I am employed in the county of Alameda, State of California. I am over the age of 18 years and not 

a party to the within action; my business address is 2200 Powell Street, Suite 1125, Emerville, California 

94612.

On March 16, 2017, I served the attached:

DECLARATION OF THOMAS C. TAGLIARINI IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO WITHDRAW 

MOTION TO REMAND AND REQUEST TO VACATE HEARING DATE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

GRANTING REQUEST TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO REMAND AND ORDER VACATING 

HEARING DATE

on the parties to said matter e-filing a true copy of the documents identified above as follows:

Michael R. Mordaunt

Lori A. Reihl

RIGGIO, MORDAUNT & KELLY

2509 West March Lane, Suite 200

Stockton, California 95207

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true 

and correct. Executed at Oakland, California, March 16, 2017.

 

 Thomas C. Tagliarini

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