Abimael Enrique Corea Lopez v. Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 15, 2022, Abimael Enrique Corea Lopez and 186 other individuals! (collectively “plaintiffs”) filed suit against Inter-Con Security Systems Inc. (“Inter-Con Dkt. 1. Plaintiffs seek recognition of a foreign judgment obtained against Inter- Con U.S. in a labor court in Honduras. This case is properly before the Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2). Inter-Con U:S. is a California corporation, with its principal place of business in Pasadena, California, dkt. 60-2 (“Stack Decl.”) § 2, and plaintiffs are citizens of Honduras, dkt. 1 § 189. The amount in controversy is L$162,880,553.03, which is approximately $6,500,000. Dkt. 1; dkt. 60 (“Mot.”) at 1. On March 8, 2023, plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint. Dkt. 17. On March 22, 2023, Inter-Con U.S. filed a motion to dismiss. Dkt. 18. On May 15, 2023, the Court denied Inter-Con U.S.’s motion to dismiss. Dkt. 29.

' For the complete listing of all 187 plaintiffs’ names, see Dkt. 17 § 1-187.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES —- GENERAL ‘O’

Case No. 2:22-cv-09080-CAS (Ex) …