Lopez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ----oo0oo---- 11 12 JESSIE LOPEZ, on behalf of No. 2:23-cv-02734 WBS DB himself and all others similarly 13 situated, and the general public, 14 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: Plaintiff, PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND 15 v. 16 WEST COAST ARBORISTS, INC., a 17 California corporation; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 20 ----oo0oo---- 21 Plaintiff Jessie Lopez brought this putative labor 22 class action alleging violations of the California Labor Code by 23 his employer West Coast Arborists, Inc. in Sacramento Superior 24 Court. Defendant removed to federal court. (Docket No. 1.) 25 Plaintiff moves to remand. (Docket No. 23.) Defendant moves to 26 dismiss. (Docket No. 20.)1 27 1 The motion is decided on the papers without oral 28 1 The court previously held that certain of plaintiff’s 2 claims were completely preempted by the Labor Management 3 Relations Act (“LMRA”). (See Docket No. 18.) Defendants 4 …