Nathanson

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MATTHEW NATHANSON, Case No. 23-cv-02211-DMR

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S 9 v. MOTION TO REMAND

10 TRUEBECK CONSTRUCTION, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 20 11 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Matthew Nathanson filed this discrimination action in San Mateo County Superior 13 Court against his employer, Truebeck Construction, Inc. (“Truebeck”) and Does 1-50. Truebeck 14 removed the case, asserting that this court has federal question jurisdiction because Section 301 of 15 the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”) preempts Nathanson’s claims. Nathanson now 16 moves to remand the case to state court. [Docket No. 20.] This matter is suitable for 17 determination without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion to 18 remand is granted. 19 I. BACKGROUND 20 A. Plaintiff’s Allegations 21 In his complaint, Nathanson alleges that he was employed by Truebeck as a Jobsite Safety 22 Manager from May 11, 2020 to December…