Brittany Cooper v. Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
The following facts are drawn from Plaintiff Brittany Cooper’s (“Plaintiff”) Complaint (“Compl.”) (Dkt. 1-1). This action concerns Plaintiff’s employment with Defendant Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (“Defendant”). Compl. ¶ 10. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant discriminated against her, retaliated against her, and did not provide her accommodations, and wrongfully terminated her. See generally id.
Plaintiff originally filed suit in the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, on June 20, 2023. On July 21, 2023, Defendant removed the action to this Court, asserting diversity jurisdiction. Notice of Removal (Dkt. 1).
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Case No. SA CV 23-CV-01326-DOC-ADS Date: August 11, 2023 Page
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 the United States have original jurisdiction, may be removed . . .…