Nanthavong

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAYSAMONE NANTHAVONG, No. 2:23-cv-02670-DJC-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

This action was originally filed in San Joaquin County Superior Court but was subsequently removed to federal court by Defendants on the basis of federal question jurisdiction. Plaintiff has filed a Motion to Remand this action back to the state court, while Defendants have filed a Motion to Dismiss each of the cause of actions stated in Plaintiff’s complaint. On February 1, 2024, the Court heard oral argument on both motions. (See ECF No. 21.) Alieu Iscandari appeared for Plaintiff Nanthavong. Michelle Duncan appeared for Defendants. The Court denied the motion to remand, ruling that the complaint stated a federal question on its face, exercise of supplemental jurisdiction was appropriate, and state law claims did not substantially predominate over the federal law claim. The Court took the…