Owuor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Hellen Owuor, No. 2:21-cv-02232-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Hellen Owuor brought this gender and pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against 18 her employer, defendant Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., in Sacramento County Superior Court. Wal- Mart timely removed to this court, invoking the court’s diversity jurisdiction. Ms. Owuor moved for remand, arguing Wal-Mart fails to establish the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. As explained below, the court finds Wal-Mart has established it is more likely than not the amount in 22 controversy exceeds $75,000; the court therefore denies Ms. Owuor’s motion. 23 I. BACKGROUND Ms. Owuor has worked as a pharmacist for Wal-Mart since March 2017. See Compl. § 8, 25 Jassy Decl. Ex. A, ECF No. 1-2. She was promoted to pharmacy manager in August 2017. Jd. 49. Ms. Owuor learned…