Staton
Staton v. California Water Service Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER STATON, Case No. 24-cv-03847-SVK
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO REMAND CASE
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE Re: Dkt. No.
COMPANY,
11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff Christopher Staton worked for Defendant California Water Service Company as a 13 Utility Worker from May 2023 until he was terminated in October 2023. Dkt. 1, Ex. 1 ¶ 1. 14 Plaintiff originally filed this lawsuit in Monterey County Superior Court, asserting state law 15 claims relating to employment discrimination, wage and hour violations, and various torts. Dkt. 1, 16 Ex. 1. Defendant subsequently removed the case to this Court, asserting that this Court has federal 17 question subject matter jurisdiction because several of Plaintiff’s state law claims are preempted 18 by the federal Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a). Dkt. 1. All 19 Parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. Dkt. 12, 13. 20 Now before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to remand…