Rooney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAUN ROONEY, an individual, No. 2:20-cv-00671-JAM-FEB on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated, Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND v. SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS; DOES 1-20, inclusive, 16 Defendant.

18 On February 6, 2020, Shaun Rooney’s (“Plaintiff”) filed a 19 proposed wage and hour class action complaint in Sacramento 20 Superior Court against his former employer, Save Mart 21 Supermarkets (“Defendant”). Not. of Removal, ECF No. 1, Exh. A. 22 Defendant then filed a notice of removal, invoking the Court’s 23 federal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331,1441 and 1446. Id. 24 at 2. 25 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to remand. Plaintiff 26 contends that this Court lacks jurisdiction because his claims 27 arise only under state law. Mot., ECF No. 8. Defendant opposes 28 this motion. For the reasons described below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to remand.1 3 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff worked at Save Mart Supermarkets…