Elizabeth Perez v. Rose Hills Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-04827-JLS-PVC Date: July 03, 2024 Title: Elizabeth Perez et al v. Rose Hills Company et al

Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Charles A. Rojas N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:

Not Present Not Present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO STATE COURT

Plaintiff filed this putative class action in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, alleging that Defendant violated various California wage-and-hour laws. Defendant removed, asserting that this Court has jurisdiction over this putative class action under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1441(a). (Notice of Removal, Doc. 1.)

CAFA requires, among other things, that the amount in controversy “exceed[] the sum or value of $5,000,000.” 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(2). “A defendant’s…