Diaz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 GRANT DIAZ, on behalf of himself and No. 2:22-cv-00100-TLN-KJN all others similarly situated, 11 Plaintiff, ORDER v. ARDAGH METAL BEVERAGE USA, INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1–50, inclusive, Defendants.

17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Grant Diaz’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Remand. (ECF No. 5.) Defendant Ardagh Metal Beverage USA, Inc. (“Defendant”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 8.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Defendant, a beverage can manufacturer, employed Plaintiff as a non-exempt employee from approximately June 2012 until his termination on November 24, 2021. (ECF No. 1 at 19.) On December 6, 2021, Plaintiff filed the instant class action against Defendant alleging violations of the California Labor Code and California Business and Professions…