Horacio Disher Ravelo v. Ascendo Resources LLC

I. BACKGROUND

This action arises from a purported employment relationship between Plaintiff and Defendants. (See generally Compl., ECF No. 1-2.) Plaintiff alleges that he was employed by Defendants Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo & Company, Ascendo Resources, and Ascendo Consulting, and that Ralph Potter was his supervisor. (/d.

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¶¶ 2–6, 13.) Among other claims, Plaintiff avers he was wrongfully harassed, retaliated against, and terminated from his employment on the basis of his sexual orientation, marital status, and disability. (See generally id.)

Plaintiff initially filed this action in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on August 7, 2020. Wells Fargo Bank removed the action to this Court on October 8, 2020. (Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1.) Wells Fargo Bank invoked the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. (Id. ¶ 1.) Regarding the amount in controversy, it presented correspondence from Plaintiff’s counsel making a settlement demand exceeding $75,000. (Id. ¶¶ 18–19.) Regarding the parties’ citizenship, it averred that Plaintiff is a citizen of California and that Wells…