Gary Karen Martirosyan v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY KAREN MARTIROSYAN, Case No. 2:23-cv-01094-SB-DFM

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO REMAND [DKT.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., NO. 18]

Defendant.

Plaintiff Gary Karen Martirosyan moves to remand this employment case, arguing that Defendant United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) has not met its burden to show that the Court has subject matter jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 18. The Court finds this matter suitable for decision without oral argument and vacates the April 14, 2023 motion hearing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. Since Plaintiff has not demonstrated that Defendant’s removal was improper, the motion is denied.

I.

Plaintiff, a California citizen, has been an employee of Defendant since 1995. Dkt. No. 1-1 (Compl.) ¶ 8. On April 6, 2020, Plaintiff injured his back while working and reported his injury to Defendant the next day. Id. ¶¶ 9–10. Defendant’s doctors evaluated Plaintiff and requested that Plaintiff receive

1 It appears that Plaintiff did not comply with Local Rule 7-3 before filing this motion. Local Rule 7-3 requires a thorough prefiling…