Urquidez

I. BACKGROUND

23 Plaintiff filed this case in state court, suing his former employer Hyatt Corporation 24 and, as relevant to the diversity calculus, an individual named Mr. Derek Whitbread. [ECF 25 No. 1-2 at 7.] Plaintiff alleged several state and common law causes arising from a claimed 26 pattern of sexual harassment. [ECF No. 1-2 at 8–10.] 27 There is no question that Defendant Hyatt, a nonresident of the forum state, timely removed after being served. Plaintiff argues (1) that diversity jurisdiction does not exist since Defendant Whitbread (alleged to be a California citizen) is a party to this case, and (2) that Defendant Hyatt has failed to show that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. II. ANALYSIS 4 1. Defendant Hyatt’s “Snap Removal” Was Proper 5 “[A]ny civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of the United 6 States have original jurisdiction, may be removed by the defendant or the defendants.” 28 7 U.S.C. § 1441(a). District courts “shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where 8 the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000, exclusive of interest and 9 costs, and is…