Wu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HONG WU, Case No. 25-cv-05960-RFL

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. REMAND

SHOPIFY (USA) INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 13 Defendants.

Hong Wu, a California resident, worked as an AI engineer at Shopify, a business incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York. For most of his time at the company, he alleges that he was one of the only employees of Asian descent on his team. After the company assigned Wu to report to Andrew McNamara, Wu alleges that his responsibilities progressively diminished, and the company ultimately discharged him. He then sued Shopify and two of his former coworkers, Matthew Colyer and Michael Tamir (both California residents), in Superior Court for a host of statutory, contractual, and tort claims. (See Dkt. No. 1- 2 (the “Complaint”).) Essentially, Wu claims that Shopify improperly terminated his employment because of his race. Shopify removed the action to this Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, and Wu now moves to remand, arguing that the Court lacks diversity jurisdiction. (See Dkt. No. 13 (the “Motion”).)…