Coverson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LONELL COVERSON, Case No. 20-cv-05454-DMR

Plaintiff, ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION v. TO REMAND

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Re: Dkt. No. 16 COMPANY, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Plaintiff Lonell Coverson filed this employment discrimination action in state court against his employer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and PG&E Corporation (together, “PG&E”). PG&E removed the case, asserting that this court has federal question jurisdiction because Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”) preempts Coverson’s claims. Coverson now moves to remand the case to state court and for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs. [Docket No. 16.] This matter is suitable for determination without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7- 1(b). For the following reasons, the motion to remand is granted. The request for attorneys’ fees and costs is denied. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Coverson has been employed by…