Cortes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CRAIG CORTES, Case No. 25-cv-06714-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: MOTION TO REMAND

v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 12 MASS ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., Defendant.

12 Plaintiff brings this lawsuit under California’s Private Attorneys General Act alleging various California Labor Code violations. (Dkt. No. 4-1.) Defendant removed this case to federal court, asserting federal question jurisdiction on the grounds Plaintiff’s claims are completely preempted by Section 301 of the Labor Management Rights Act since the claims are subject to exemptions under California state law and require interpretation of collective bargaining agreements. (Dkt. No. 4.) Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to remand. (Dkt. No. 12.) Having carefully reviewed the parties’ submissions, and having the benefit of oral argument on December 4, 2025, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to remand. Remand is required because Defendant has not met its burden of demonstrating Plaintiff’s claims are …