Kai Liu v. Sealy Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KAI LIU and JASON L. CARBONNEAU, Case No.: 2:24-cv-05490-MEMF-AS individually, and on behalf of all others 10 similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE [ECF NO. 21-3] AND Plaintiffs, DENYING MOTION TO REMAND [ECF v. NO. 14]
13 SEALY, INC.; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,
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19 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand, ECF No. 14, and the Defendants’ Request for Judicial Notice, ECF No. 21-3. For the reasons stated herein, the Court hereby GRANTS the Request and DENIES the Motion. 23 24 / / / / / / / / / / / / INTRODUCTION I. Background1 A. Factual Allegations2 Plaintiffs Kai Liu and Jason Carbonneau were hourly, non-exempt employees for Sealy, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Sealy”; together with Does 1-10, “Defendants”) from approximately September 2019 through approximately January 2024 and from approximately July 2021…