Howell
Howell v. Garden of Eden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NATALIA HOWELL, Case No. 20-cv-04901-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO DEFENDANT TO SHOW
v. CAUSE AS TO SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
GARDEN OF EDEN,
Defendant.
12 Natalia Howell filed this negligence action in the Alameda County Superior Court in December 2019 against her former employer Garden of Eden. In July 2020, Garden of Eden removed the action to this court invoking supplemental jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1367. Ms. Howell filed another action against Andrew Do, her former supervisor at the Garden of Eden, 16 around the same time in the Alameda Superior Court, Mr. Do also removed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 17 § 1367. See Howell v. Do, No. 20-cv-4897. Both removed actions were then related to Ms. 18 Howell’s employment discrimination action filed directly in this court against Garden of Eden and 19 Mr. Do. See Howell v. STRM LLC - Garden of Eden et al., No. 20-cv-0123, Dkt. No. 30. Having 20 reviewed the Notice of Removal in this action, the Court has concerns…