Fan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JUI-HSIANG FAN, Case No.: 19cv1959 JM (WVG)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO REMAND VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

INCORPORATED,

14 Defendant. 15 16 Plaintiff Jui-Hsiang Fan (“Plaintiff”) moves to remand this action to the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego based on a lack of diversity jurisdiction. (Doc. No. 6.) Defendant Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (“Defendant) opposes. (Doc. No. 16.) The motion has been briefed and the court finds it suitable for submission without oral argument in accordance with Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). For the below reasons, the motion is DENIED. I. LEGAL STANDARD Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994). “A federal court is presumed to lack jurisdiction in a particular case unless the contrary affirmatively appears.” Stock West, Inc. v. Confederated Tribes…