K.A.

I. INTRODUCTION

On July 27, 2022, K.A. (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court against Doe 1, an international church (“Defendant”), alleging that a youth pastor who worked for Defendant sexually abused her in 1984, when she was seventeen years old. (ECF No. 1-1.) On June 23, Defendant removed the case to federal court. (ECF No. 1.) Presently before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Remand and Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. (ECF Nos. 13-14.) For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Remand and DENIES as moot Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. Il. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges that one of Defendant’s employees, a youth pastor, sexually abused her on June 18, 1984, when she was seventeen years old, and that Defendant is responsible for the actions of its employee. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant operated, oversaw, controlled, and governed all its employees and agents, including the aforementioned youth pastor, and that Defendant’s organizational structure and hierarchical governance ultimately enabled and empowered its employee to sexually assault Plaintiff. She alleges that Defendant also furthered the damage to…