Fobb

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KENDRICK FOBB, Case No. 21-cv-07778-HSG Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

REMAND

v. Re: Dkt. No. 21 UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to remand, briefing for which is complete. Dkt. Nos. 21 (“Mot.”), 28 (“Opp.”), 31 (“Reply”). 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 discussed below, the Court DENIES the motion. I. BACKGROUND On September 3, 2021, Plaintiff Kendrick Fobb, a Louisiana resident, filed this action in San Francisco Superior Court against Defendants Uber Technologies, Inc., Rasier, LLC, and Rasier-CA, LLC, which are incorporated in Delaware with principal places of business in San Francisco, California. See Dkt. No. 1, Ex. A. Plaintiff alleges that he was sexually assaulted and battered by a driver during an Uber ride and sustained…