Trevino

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 13 VINCENT TREVINO, No. 1:23-CV-01005-KES-CDB Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO REMAND AND DENYING

v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR JUDGMENT

ON THE PLEADINGS

THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION, et al., Docs. 9, 16 Defendants. 19 Plaintiff Vincent Trevino (“plaintiff”) moves to remand this action to Kern County Superior Court. Doc. 9 (“MTR”). Separately, defendants The Lubrizol Corporation (“Lubrizol”), Chemtool Incorporated (“Chemtool”), and Kevin Oakley (“Oakley”), move for judgment on the pleadings. Doc. 16 (“MJP”). The parties filed oppositions and replies to both motions. Docs. 13, 14, 18, 19. The Court took the motions under submission. Doc. 17. For the reasons set forth below, plaintiff’s motion to remand is granted and defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings is denied as moot. /// /// I. Background On June 2, 2023, plaintiff brought this action against defendants in Kern…