Schroeder

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 17 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

TIMOTHY SCHROEDER, No. 25-5631 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:24-cv-02067-JR v.

MEMORANDUM*

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, a limited liability company,

Defendant - Appellant,

and

VEDANT DOMKONDEKAR, an individual,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Karin J. Immergut, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 3, 2026 Phoenix, Arizona

Before: CALLAHAN, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.

Timothy Schroeder commenced this civil action in Oregon state court,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. asserting state law claims for relief against his employer, Amazon.com Services

LLC (Amazon), and his former manager, Vedant Domkondekar. Because

Schroeder and Domkondekar are both citizens of Oregon, Amazon initially could

not remove the case from state to federal court. But the state court mistakenly

dismissed…