Roger Rojas v. TE Connectivity Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
This is an employment action brought under California state law. Plaintiff Roger Rojas alleges that he was an employee of Defendant TE Connectivity Corporation from November 20, 2022 until December 19, 2023 when he was terminated for and retaliated against for having a mental disability and requesting accomodations. See generally Complaint (Dkt. 6, Exhibit 1). Plaintiff asserts three causes of action against Defendant: (1) Discrimination in Violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) (California Government Code § 12940(a) et seq.); (2) Unlawful Retaliation in Violation of Government Code section 12940(h); and (3) Wrongful Termination in Violation of Public Policy. Notice of Removal (“Not.”) (Dkt. 1), at 1.
Plaintiff originally filed suit in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, on March 19, 2024. Id. Defendant fails to disclose to the Court that it had previously filed a Notice of Removal of the exact same state court case with this Court on April 25, 2024 asserting diversity jurisdiction. See Case No. 8:24-cv-00904-DOC-AJR (Dkt. 1). The Court remanded that case to state court sua sponte for lack of subject matter