Ortiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARTIN ORTIZ, individually, and on Case No.: 21-cv-00373-AJB-AHG behalf of all others similarly situated,

ORDER REMANDING CASE FOR

Plaintiff, LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER v. JURISDICTION 14 TARA MATERIALS, INC., a Georgia 15 corporation, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. 18 19 On April 1, 2021, the Court ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs on whether there is subject matter jurisdiction over this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (Doc. No. 7.) The Court is in receipt of the parties’ filings. (Doc. Nos. 9, 10.) Upon consideration of the filings and applicable law, the Court REMANDS this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. I. BACKGROUND Martin Ortiz (“Plaintiff”) brought this putative class action against his former employer Tara Materials, Inc. (“Defendant”) for (1) failure to pay minimum and straight time wages;…