Zamora

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA 7 8 NINA ZAMORA, Case No. 24-cv-07733-VKD

9 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' 10 v. MOTION TO DISMISS; REMANDING

TO STATE COURT

11 SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE ET AL., Re: Dkt. No. 7 12 Defendants.

13 14 On August 23, 2024, plaintiff Nina Zamora filed this action in Santa Clara County 15 Superior Court against defendants Sacred Heart Community Service (“Sacred Heart”), Poncho J. 16 Guevara, and Does 1 through 50. See Dkt. No. 1 at ECF 12-42 (“Compl.”). The complaint asserts 17 five claims of discrimination and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment and 18 Housing Act (FEHA), Cal. Gov. Code § 12940 et seq, as well as six claims alleging violations of 19 other California regulations. Compl. ¶¶ 41-156. On November 6, 2024, defendants removed the 20 case to this Court, asserting that Ms. Zamora’s claims raise a question of federal preemption by 21 Section 301 of the Labor…