Gunther
Gunther v. North Coast Cooperative, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 KENNETH GUNTHER, Case No. 20-cv-02325-RMI
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION TO REMAND
v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 7, 10 NORTH COAST COOPERATIVE, INC., Defendant.
13 Plaintiff filed suit in Humboldt County Superior Court against his former employer, North Coast Cooperative, Inc. (“Defendant”), alleging ten causes of action – nine claims based on California Labor Code Provisions and one claim based on California’s unfair business practices provision. See Notice of Removal Ex. A (dkt. 1) at 14-43. Defendant removed the case invoking this court’s federal question jurisdiction asserting that Section 301 of the Labor Relations Management Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185, preempted the state law claims. Plaintiff moved to remand (dkt. 7), and Defendant filed a response in opposition (dkt. 10). BACKGROUND On February 25, 2020, Plaintiff filed a class action complaint in Humboldt Superior Court. …