Michelle Raith v. International Guiding Eyes Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-6 / REMAND

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. CV 21-5953-DMG (JEMx) Date August 5, 2021

Title Michelle Raith v. International Guiding Eyes Inc., et al. Page 1 of

Present: The Honorable DOLLY M. GEE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

KANE TIEN NOT REPORTED

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff(s) Attorneys Present for Defendant(s) None Present None Present

Proceedings: IN CHAMBERS—ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO THE LOS

ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

On July 27, 2021, the Court ordered Defendants to show cause why this case should not be remanded to the Los Angeles County Superior Court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. [Doc. # 11 (“OSC”).] The Court noted that while Defendants assert federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 in their removal, all of Plaintiff’s causes of action arise under state law. Id. Defendants point to the presence of a federal question in Plaintiff’s tenth cause of action— wrongful adverse employment actions in retaliation for reporting National Labor…