Crockett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 PATRICIA ANN CROCKETT, an No. 2:23-cv-01562-TLN-KJN individual, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., a Delaware corporation and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, 16 Defendants. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Patricia A. Crockett’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Remand. (ECF No. 9.) Defendant Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. (“Defendant”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 11.) Plaintiff did not file a reply. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This action concerns an employment dispute between the parties. On or about June 28, 2016, Defendant employed Plaintiff as a cashier at Defendant’s Wal-Mart store in Fairfield, California. (ECF No. 1-2 at 10, 13.) In 2021, Plaintiff was injured while working and then placed on modified work duty. (Id. at 13.) In November 2021, Plaintiff moved to temporary disability status and…