David Jordan v. Advanced Medical Reviews, LLC

I. INTRODUCTION

David Jordan (“Plaintiff”) sued Advanced Medical Review, LLC, Advanced Medical Review, Inc., and IME Resources, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) and DOES 1-50 in state court. Plaintiff brought 18 state law claims based on his firing and Defendants’ alleged failure to adequately compensate him while he worked there. Defendants removed this action to federal court on diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff now seeks leave to amend his complaint to add Jennifer Watkins, Megan Kaufman, and Sara LaFlamme as defendants and add additional claims based on purported violations of California Labor Code § 558.1. Adding these new defendants would destroy diversity because Watkins and Kaufman, like Plaintiff, are citizens of California. Now before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Remand and Leave to File First Amended Complaint. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion. Il. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges the following facts: Staring in December 2017, Plaintiff worked for Defendants as a full-time marketing associate. During that time, Defendants paid Plaintiff an hourly wage, and he usually worked between 40-48 hours per week. But…