Jodi Vieira v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JODI VIEIRA, Case No. 2:25-cv-03042-SB-AJR

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER (1) STRIKING SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT,

KAISER FOUNDATION (2) DENYING MOTION TO

HOSPITALS, REMAND, AND (3) ALLOWING

OPPOSITION ON MOTION TO

Defendant.

DISMISS

Plaintiff Jodi Vieira, a self-represented litigant, filed this action in Los Angeles Superior Court. Her amended complaint in state court did not allege federal causes of action but included a claim for breach of contract alleging that the parties had an implied and express contractual relationship “solidified in [a] Collective Bargaining Agreement.” Dkt. No. 1-1 ¶ 30. Defendant removed the action, asserting that the Court had federal-question jurisdiction under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) because of Plaintiff’s allegations that Defendant violated the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Defendant then moved to dismiss. Instead of responding to Defendant’s motion to dismiss, Plaintiff filed an unauthorized second amended complaint (SAC), which states that she “does not allege…