Garcia v. Hertz Local Edition Corp.  ·  2023-11-08  ·  S.D. California  ·  pin 194 F. Supp. 3d at 1022

“The Court determined that Mr. 21 Cofer failed to state a claim against any of the individual defendants . . . . The Court also 22 concludes that the failure . . . was sufficiently clear as a matter of California law as to 23 render the joinder of those defendants fraudulent.”

Julia Liepmann v. Camden Company  ·  2019-10-22  ·  C.D. California  ·  pin 194 F. Supp. 3d at 1022

“The term ‘fraudulent joinder’ . . . does not connote any intent to deceive on the part of plaintiffs or their counsel.”