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.: 2:25-cv-01215-MEMF-AS individually, and on behalf of all others 12 similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE [ECF NO. 15-1] AND Plaintiffs, DENYING MOTION TO REMAND v. [ECF NO. 10]
15 SEALY, INC.; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,
Defendants. 18 19
21 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand, ECF No. 10, and Defendants’ Request for Judicial Notice, ECF No. 15-1. For the reasons stated herein, the Court hereby GRANTS the Request and DENIES the Motion. 25 26 / / / / / / INTRODUCTION I. Background1 A. Factual Allegations2 Plaintiffs Kai Liu and Jason Carbonneau (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) 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 7…