Young K Choi v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOUTHERN DIVISION

11 YOUNG K. CHOI, ) Case No.: SACV 23-02376-CJC (KESx) ) 12 ) ) Plaintiff, 13 ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. 14 ) MOTION TO REMAND [Dkt. 12] ) 15 WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. and ) ) 16 DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, ) ) 17 ) Defendant. ) 18 ) 19 20 Plaintiff Young K. Choi filed this action in Orange County Superior Court alleging 21 claims against his former employer, Defendant Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., for gender 22 based hostile work environment, failure to prevent harassment, whistleblower retaliation, 23 and wrongful termination. (Dkt. 1-1 [Complaint, hereinafter “Compl.”].) Plaintiff seeks 24 compensatory damages including “economic losses, lost past and future wages and 25 benefits, medical expenses, mental and emotional distress, and other special and general 26 damages,” “punitive and…