Maisel

I. INTRODUCTION

20 Plaintiff WALTER MAISEL, Ph.D. (“Plaintiff”) brings this action for breach of 21 contract due to failure to pay wages and a bonus for work performed in 2019 against Defendants AEH COMPANY, INC. doing business as SERAPH CONSULTING, a California corporation (“Seraph”); TRINET HR III-A, INC., a California corporation (“TriNet”); and AMBROSE CONROY, an individual (“Conroy”) (collectively, “Defendants”). ECF No. 1-4 at 65-66.1 Before the Court is the Joint Motion of Defendants to Remand the Action to State 27 Unless otherwise indicated, all page number references are to the ECF-generated 28 Court (the “Motion” 2). ECF No. 6. After considering the papers submitted, supporting documentation, and applicable law, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion. II. BACKGROUND A. Statement of Facts Plaintiff alleges that on or about April 10, 2017, Conroy offered him a position at Seraph as President of Internal Operations. Complaint, ECF No. 1-2 (“Compl.”) at 5, ¶¶ 15-17. On or about January 1, 2018, he accepted the terms of employment, which included a salary of $300,000.00 and a bonus of ten…