Reina Isabel Barahona v. Marriott International, Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

19 On October 21, 2021, Plaintiff Reina Isabel Barahona initiated this action in the 20 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles against Defendants Marriott 21 International Inc. and Francisca Garcia. (Decl. Alia L. Chaib (“Chaib Decl.”) Ex. A 22 (“Complaint” or “Compl.”), ECF No. 1-2.) On November 24, 2021, Marriott 23 removed the case to this Court based on alleged diversity jurisdiction. (Notice of 24 Removal (“NOR”), ECF No. 1.) Barahona now moves to remand. (Mot. Remand 25 (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 9.) For the reasons below, the Court lacks subject 26 matter jurisdiction and accordingly REMANDS the case.1

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. Case 2:21-cv-09210-ODW-MRW Document Filed 02/07/ Page 2 of Page ID #:149

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND As alleged in the Complaint, from 1999 until April 20, 2021, Marriott employed 3 Barahona as a housekeeper at its Los Angeles location. (Compl. ¶ 12.) Barahona 4 began…