Corona v. Quad Graphics Printing Corp.

PROCEEDINGS (in chambers): ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND

[Docket No. 13]

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Jaime Corona’s (“Plaintiff’) Motion to Remand (“Motion”), filed on September 26, 2016. Defendants Quad/Graphics, Inc. and Quad/Graphics Printing LLC (collectively, “Defendants” or “Quad/Graphics”) filed their Opposition on October 7, 2016. 1 Plaintiff did not file a reply. The Court found this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and vacated the hearing set for October 31, 2016. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff alleges the following in his Complaint, filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los An-geles, on June 13, 2016. (See Decl. Barri Friedland in Supp. Notice of Removal (“Friedland Deck”), ECF No. 3, Ex. A Compl. (“Compl.”).) On or about January 2013, at the age of 51, Plaintiff began working as a machine operator for Defen *1070 dants. 2 (Compl. ¶ 7.) Before working for Defendants, Plaintiff underwent back surgery. (Compl. ¶ 7.) During the course of Plaintiffs employment, Defendants would move…