Batieste
Batieste v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANTE BATIESTE, Case No. 24-cv-00473-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO REMAND
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Docket No. 14 Defendant.
12 13 The instant case is related to Benter v. United Parcel Service, Inc., No. C-24-0375 EMC (N.D. Cal.). Like the plaintiff in Benter, Mr. Batieste has made a single claim of failure to reimburse business expenses, specifically, cell phone expenses ($50/month). Like the plaintiff in Benter, Mr. Batieste initiated proceedings against UPS before the California Department of Industrial Relations, Labor Commissioner’s Office (“DIR”) and lost, after which he filed an appeal with the Contra Costa Superior Court. UPS removed the case from state court to this Court, as it did in Benter. Mr. Batieste now moves for a remand. The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and thus VACATES the hearing on the motion. In Benter, the Court…