Tolefree

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ronniesa Tolefree, No. 2:19-cv-00693-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Swift Transportation Co. Inc., 1S Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on plaintiff's motion for a jury trial. See generally Mot. for 18 Jury Trial, ECF No. 51. Defendant opposes. See generally Opp’n, ECF No. 52. For the reasons 19 below, the court grants the motion. 20 I. DISCUSSION The parties in this employment discrimination case disagree whether plaintiff is entitled to ajury trial. Plaintiff claims she is entitled to a jury trial, while defendant argues she waived her 23 right. Plaintiff's complaint, filed in state court, demands a jury trial. See Decl. of McCalla In Supp. of Not. of Removal at 6, ECF No. 1-2. The court issued a minute order on July 13, 2021, 26 following a Rule 16 scheduling conference, providing in part, “After discussion with the parties 27 about proceeding…