Marissa Williams v. The Intersect Group, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
This action concerns Plaintiff Marissa Williams’s employment with Defendant The Intersect Group, LLC (“Defendant” or “Intersect”). Complaint (Dkt. 1-1) ¶ 3. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant wrongfully terminated her after Plaintiff’s complaints regarding discrimination or harassment. See id. ¶ 7–22.
Plaintiff originally filed suit in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, on April 3, 2023. Id. On May 12, 2023, Defendant removed the action to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. Notice of Removal (“Notice”) (Dkt. 1).
II. Legal Standard
“If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded.” 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Removal of a case from state court to federal court is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1441, which provides in relevant part that “any civil action brought in a State court of which the district courts of
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the United States have original jurisdiction, may be removed . . . to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the…