William Doucette v. CIM Group, L.P.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

2 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

3 4 5 William Doucette, 6 2:19-cv-08539-VAP-JDEx Plaintiff,

7 v. Order DENYING Plaintiff’s 8 Motion to Remand (Dkt. 17). CIM Group, L.P. et al,

9 Defendants. 10 11 12 13 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (the “Motion”). (Dkt. 14 17). Defendants filed their Opposition on November 11, 2019 (Dkt. 23), and 15 Plaintiff replied on November 20, 2019 (Dkt. 24). The Court finds the matter 16 suitable for decision without a hearing pursuant to Local Rule 7-15. After 17 considering all papers filed in support of, and in opposition to, the Motion, 18 the Court DENIES the Motion to Remand. 19 20 I. BACKGROUND 21 Plaintiff is a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage 22 Employees (the “Union”). (Dkt. 17 at 7). The Union and Defendants, a 23 collection of entities and individuals that allegedly own, manage, lease, or 24 are otherwise affiliated with the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, 25 are parties to a…