Jimmy Sharp v. The Walt Disney Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JIMMY SHARP, Case No. 2:23-cv-00820-SB-MAR Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY et REMAND [DKT. NO. 20] al., Defendants.

Plaintiff Jimmy Sharp was a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on popular television shows. After he participated in a human resources investigation arising from a complaint into his billing practices made by Defendant Nissa Diederich, he claims that Diederich retaliated against him, leading to his permanent removal from all shows under her control. Plaintiff alleges that when Diederich became the head of production at Defendant The Walt Disney Company, Plaintiff was terminated from all productions run by Defendants. Plaintiff brought this case in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging causes of action arising from his termination and purported “blacklisting” by Defendants. Defendants removed this action to federal court, and Plaintiff now moves to remand it to state court. Dkt. Nos. 1, 20. For the reasons described below, Plaintiff’s motion is granted. I. Plaintiff worked on various productions for…