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Parties Involved:
Louis Castellon
Plaintiff
MRC GLOBAL US INC.
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOUIS CASTELLON, individually, and 

on behalf of other members of the general 

public similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

MRC GLOBAL US INC.,

Defendant.

No. 1:19-cv-00918-DAD-JLT

ORDER GIVING EFFECT TO STIPULATION 

TO REMAND ACTION TO THE KERN 

COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

(Doc. No. 27)

This action was removed to this court from Kern County Superior Court on July 5, 2019 

on the basis of diversity jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1332(d). (Doc. No. 1.) On August 5, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to remand, claiming that the 

amount in controversy, which under CAFA must exceed $5 million, was not satisfied in this case. 

(Doc. No. 11.) The court heard oral argument on the motion to remand on October 16, 2019. 

(Doc. No. 21.) On April 2, 2020, the court ordered the parties to submit additional evidence 

regarding the amount in controversy. (Doc. No. 26.)

On April 22, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation to remand this action noting that they 

have reached a class-wide settlement for an amount that is less than the jurisdictional threshold 

under CAFA, and that they jointly request that this court remand this case back to the Kern 

County Superior Court. (Doc. No. 27.) 

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Good cause appearing, and pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, this action is remanded to 

the Kern County Superior Court. Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate any 

pending motions (Doc. No. 11) and close this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2020 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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