Perez

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ELIZABETH PEREZ, individually, No. 25-68 and on behalf of all others similarly D.C. No. situated, 2:24-cv-04827-

JLS-PVC

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

OPINION

ROSE HILLS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Josephine L. Staton, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 6, 2025 Pasadena, California

Filed March 14, 2025

Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Eric D. Miller, and Roopali H. Desai, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Miller SUMMARY*

Class Action Fairness Act

The panel (1) vacated the district court’s order remanding to state court an action that was removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), and (2) remanded to the district court for further proceedings. The plaintiff, a former employee of defendant Rose Hills Company, sued on behalf of herself and a class of similarly situated employees, alleging violations of various California wage-and-hour laws. Rose Hills removed the case to federal court under CAFA. The district…