Daniel Quintiliano v. Valnet Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a putative wage-and-hour class action. For the purposes of this motion, and as alleged in the complaint, Plaintiff a writer, and Defendants operate websites that publish written articles, among other content. (Compl. § 1, ECF No. 1-1.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendants misclassified Plaintiff and the putative class members as independent contractors and failed to pay the required minimum and overtime wages, owe meal and rest period premiums, failed to provide itemized wage statements, and owe business expenses, among other claims. (Jd. 2-3.)

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Defendants removed this case from Los Angeles County Superior Court, invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. (Not. ¶¶ 1, 8, ECF No. 1.)

II. LEGAL STANDARD

“Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction” and “possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute.” Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). A defendant may remove an action to federal court if the federal court could exercise original jurisdiction over the action. 28 U.S.C. §…