Diaz

I. INTRODUCTION

14 Defendant Sun-Maid Growers of California, a California corporation, and Does 1 through100,

15 inclusive (collectively, “Defendant”), removed from California state court a labor law action brought by

16 David Diaz (“Plaintiff”) on his own behalf and as representative of a putative class. ECF No. 2. Plaintiff

17 filed a motion to remand, which the Court denied, finding preemption under § 301 of the Labor

18 Management Relations Act. ECF Nos. 7, 14. Plaintiff now moves for leave to amend. ECF No. 15.

19 Defendant opposes. ECF No. 16. The Court finds it appropriate to rule on Plaintiff’s motion without oral

20 argument. See Local Rule 230(g). For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s motion to amend is GRANTED.

II. BACKGROUND

22 The current matter before the Court is the first of two actions brought by Plaintiff against

23 Defendant. ECF No. 15-1 at 2-3. Plaintiff filed this action in state court on December 14, 2018, alleging

24 various violations of California’s Labor Code and Business and Professions Code by Defendant. ECF

25 12, 2019, which the Court denied on April 24, 2019. ECF Nos. 7, 14. The Court’s denial was based on

its finding that…