Abidog

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GRACE ABIDOG, et al., Case No. 21-cv-06425-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

REMAND

v. Re: Dkt. No. 12 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to remand. Dkt. No. 12. The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs filed this action in San Francisco Superior Court on June 1, 2021, against Defendants New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities, LLC, and Felix Chu. See Dkt. No. 1-1, Ex. A. Plaintiffs allege that Mr. Chu recommended to Plaintiffs—New York Life clients—that they purchase promissory notes issued by his son, Derek Chu. See id. at ¶ 22. According to Plaintiffs, both Derek Chu and Felix Chu worked for New York Life and were agents for the company until they were terminated in 2015…