Sonia Navarrete v. Dooney and Bourke, Inc.

I. Background

Plaintiff alleges that, in September 2022, Defendant terminated them from their job. Complaint (“Compl.”) (dkt. 1-1) ¶¶ 12, 15. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant terminated her because of her race and disability. See generally id. Plaintiff then brought this lawsuit in Riverside Superior Court. Defendant then removed this case, asserting diversity jurisdiction. See generally Notice of Removal (“Notice” or “Not.”) (dkt. 1). The Court disagrees.

II. Legal Standard

“If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded.” 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Removal of a case from state court to federal court is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1441, which provides in relevant part that “any civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction, may be removed . . . to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place where such action is

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pending.” 28 U.S.C. § 1441. This statute “is strictly construed against…