Shonice Eaton v. Dollar Tree, Inc.et al
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SHONICE EATON, Case No. 2:23-cv-10094-FLA (MARx)
12 Plaintiff,
ORDER REMANDING ACTION FOR
13 v. LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
14 DOLLAR TREE, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16
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19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 RULING 2 On October 24, 2023, Plaintiff Shonice Eaton (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action 3 against Defendants Dollar Tree, Inc. and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (“Defendants”), in 4 the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Dkt. 1-1 (“Compl.”). The Complaint asserts 5 three state-law claims based on the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), 6 Cal. Gov’t Code § 12940 et seq. Id. 7 On November 30, 2023, Defendants removed the action to this court based on 8 alleged diversity jurisdiction. Dkt. 1. In their Notice of Removal, Defendants allege 9 the court has subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 because the amount…