Gomez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIBURCIO S. GOMEZ, JR., an individual, No. 2:20-cv-00506-TLN-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER PETER B. BRADFORD, an individual; JANET M. BRADFORD, an individual; MAYFLOWER FARMS, INCORPORATED, a California corporation; and DOES 1–50, inclusive,

17 Defendants. 18 19 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Tiburcio Gomez, Jr.’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Remand. (ECF No. 4.) Defendants Peter Bradford (“Bradford”), Janet Bradford, and Mayflower Farms, Inc. (“Mayflower”) (collectively, “Defendants”) filed an opposition (ECF No. 7), and Plaintiff filed a reply (ECF No. 9). For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion. (ECF No. 4.) /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Mayflower employed Plaintiff in 1964 to assist in its agricultural operations. (ECF No. 1- 1 at 5.) Plaintiff’s responsibilities grew over the next decade, and he was ultimately promoted to a management position. (Id.) …