Carmen Angeles v. KIK International LLC

Case 2:22-cv-07342-SB-AFM Document Filed 12/09/ Page 1 of Page ID #:673

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARMEN ANGELES, Case No. 2:22-cv-07342-SB-AFM Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

KIK INTERNATIONAL LLC et al., REMAND CASE TO LOS

ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT

Defendants. Plaintiff Carmen Angeles brought this wage and hour case in state court, and Defendant KIK International LLC (KIK) removed it to federal court. Dkt. No. 1. In the notice of removal, KIK asserts that the Court has federal question jurisdiction because Angeles is subject to collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and therefore § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 141–197, completely preempts Angeles’s claims. Id. at 8–13. KIK also claims that the Court has diversity jurisdiction. Id. at 13–24. Angeles moved to remand, Dkt. No. 15, and KIK opposes, Dkt. No. 18. For the following reasons, Angeles’s motion is granted. I. Angeles filed this case in state court as a putative class action. Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 4. Another class action involving similar claims and parties was…