Eduardo Domingo Valero v. MKS Instruments

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDUARDO DOMINGUEZ VALERO, Case No. 8:24-cv-01948-JWH-ADS

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO REMAND [ECF No. 15] MKS INSTRUMENTS, a Massachusetts Corporation; NEWPORT CORPORATION, a Nevada Corporation; BHAVIK PATEL, an individual; and DOES 1-100, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Before the Court is the motion of Plaintiff Eduardo Dominguez Valero to remand this action to Orange County Superior Court.’ Defendants MKS Instruments, Newport Corporation, and Bhavik Patel oppose’ the Motion, and 4|| Valero filed a reply.* The Court concludes that this matter is appropriate for 5|| resolution without a hearing. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. For the reasons 6 || detailed below, Valero’s instant Motion to remand is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Valero commenced this putative class action in state court in July 2024.* 9|| Valero asserts the following 10 claims for relief against Defendants —his…