Sheppard
Sheppard v. Staffmark Investment, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 TRACEE SHEPPARD, Case No. 20-cv-05443-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER VACATING JANUARY 28,
v. 2021 HEARING ON MOTION TO
REMAND; AND DENYING MOTION
STAFFMARK INVESTMENT, LLC, et al., TO REMAND Defendants. [Re: ECF 8]
12 Plaintiff Tracee Sheppard (“Plaintiff”), on behalf of herself and a proposed class, sued Defendant Staffmark Investment, LLC for alleged wage and hour violations on March 19, 2019. See Ex. A, Compl. ¶¶ 1, 3, ECF 1-1. On June 1, 2020, Plaintiff amended her complaint to add UPS Mail Innovations, Inc. as a Co-Defendant and add a Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claim. See Ex. A, First Am. Compl. ¶¶ 1, 69–76 (“FAC”), ECF 1-1. Co-Defendant UPS Mail Innovations (“Defendant UPS”) removed the action from the Santa Clara County Superior Court on diversity grounds under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d) on August 6, 2020. See Not. of Removal, ECF 1. Plaintiff now moves to remand based…