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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAUN BRASIER, No. 2:20-cv-01223-KJM-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER VALDEZ PAINTING, INC., et al, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Shaun Brasier moves to remand the case to Sacramento County Superior Court, and requests attorneys’ fees. ECF No. 5. Defendant Valdez Painting, Inc. (“Valdez”) opposes. Opp’n, ECF No. 7. Plaintiff replied. Reply, ECF No. 10. The court submitted the matter without oral argument. Having reviewed the moving papers and the applicable law, the court now GRANTS the motion in part and DENIES the motion in part. I. BACKGROUND In this putative class action, plaintiff alleges various labor law violations arising from his employment as a painter by defendant. Not. Removal, Ex. A (“Compl.”) ¶ 1, ECF No. 1. Plaintiff is a California resident, and defendant is a California corporation. Id. ¶¶ 1, 4. Plaintiff alleges, inter alia, that defendants failed to reimburse…