Alcazar
Alcazar v. California United Mechanical, Inc..
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ESTEBAN ALCAZAR, Case No. 21-cv-09003-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO REMAND
v. Re: Dkt. No. 13 CALIFORNIA UNITED MECHANICAL,
INC.,
11 Defendant. 12 Esteban Alcazar (“Plaintiff”) filed this putative wage and hour class action lawsuit against California United Mechanical, Inc. (“Defendant” or “UMI”) in the Santa Clara County Superior Court in November 2021. See Dkt. No. 1. UMI removed the case to this Court and Plaintiff now moves to remand it back to state court. Dkt. No. 13 (“Mot.”). Plaintiff’s motion is fully briefed. See Dkt. Nos. 14 (“Opp.”) and 15 (“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 below, the Court DENIES the motion. I. BACKGROUND UMI is an HVAC and plumbing company. See Dkt. No. 1-1, Ex. A (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 5-7, 18. Mr. Alcazar began working as an hourly-paid non-exempt employee…