Aguilar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONARDO AGUILAR, et al., Case No. 23-cv-00527-VC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. REMAND

AMAZON.COM, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 16 Defendants.

This is a suit brought by six Amazon Flex delivery drivers alleging that Amazon misclassified them as independent contractors and violated various wage and hour laws as a result. In the alternative, the drivers allege that if they are independent contractors, Amazon violated California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act by conducting unauthorized background checks. ICRAA authorizes background checks for “employment purposes,” and the drivers argue that a background check on an independent contractor (as opposed to an employee) is not for “employment purposes.” Finally, the drivers seek attorneys’ fees incurred litigating their claims. The case was originally filed in state court, but Amazon removed it on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. To establish diversity jurisdiction, Amazon must show by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy for at least one of the plaintiffs exceeds $75,000.…