Nand
Nand v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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10 NICHOLAS NAND, No. 2:23-cv-01142 DJC AC
11 Plaintiff, v. 12 ORDER
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE
13 SYSTEMS, INC.,
14 Defendant.
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16 Plaintiff originally filed this action in San Joaquin County Superior Court
17 alleging a variety of claims connected to Plaintiff Nicholas Nand’s employment with
18 Defendant Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc. and events related to an injury he
19 suffered during his employment. Defendant removed the case to this Court on the
20 basis of diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff now seeks to amend the complaint to add an
21 additional non-diverse defendant, Joe Bermeo, and claim for disability harassment in
22 violation of the Fa ir Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) against Defendant and 23 Bermeo. 24 For the reasons stated below, the Court grants Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend the 25 Complaint (ECF No. 4) and remands this action to the San Joaquin County Superior 26 Court. 27 28 1 BACKGROUND