Evans v. Home Depot USA, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION MATTHEW EVANS, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 2:25-cv-451-SPC-KCD HOME DEPOT USA, INC., Defendant. / OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court are Plaintiff Matthew Evans’ Amended Motion to Remand (Doc. 21) and Defendant Home Depot USA, Inc.’s Response in Opposition (Doc. 22). For the below reasons, the motion is denied. A defendant may remove a civil action from state court if the federal court has original jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). The “removing defendant bears the burden of proving proper federal jurisdiction.”…