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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN DIVISION

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