Gonzalez Quiroz v. Coffman Specialties, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JOSE REFUGIO GONZALEZ QUIROZ Case No.: 20-CV-1779-CAB-AHG individually and on behalf of all others 7 similarly situated, ORDER REMANDING CASE 8 Plaintiff, [Doc. No. 16] v.

COFFMAN SPECIALTIES, INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 13 Defendant Coffman Specialties, Inc. (“CSI”) removed this putative wage and hour class action from San Diego County Superior Court asserting subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 on the grounds that Plaintiff’s complaint includes claims that are completely preempted by federal law under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185. [Doc. No. 1.] A week later, CSI moved to dismiss the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) arguing that Plaintiff is required to resolve his claims in accordance with a grievance and arbitration procedure contained in a collective bargaining agreement under which Plaintiff was employed by CSI. [Doc. No. 16.] In opposition to the motion, Plaintiff argues in part that the…