Wadley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GILBRIANNA WADLEY, Case No. 24-cv-06056-CRB

Plaintiff,

REMAND ORDER

v.

META PLATFORMS INC., Defendant.

On September 20, 2024, the Court issued an order to show cause (dkt. 28) why this action should not be remanded to Texas state court for a lack of federal jurisdiction. Meta responded to the OSC on September 30, 2024. Resp. to OSC (dkt. 30). In its response, Meta cites the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Bollard v. California Province of the Society of Jesus, which instructs that “[a]ny non-frivolous assertion of a federal claim suffices to establish federal question jurisdiction, even if that claim is later dismissed on the merits.” 196 F.3d 940, 951 (9th Cir. 1999). In Bollard, the Ninth Circuit thus held that a defendant’s invocation of the ministerial exception does not defeat federal jurisdiction. Id. Meta’s reliance on Bollard in this case begs the question, though. Meta never explains why Wadley’s Texas complaint (dkt…