Cruz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 NICANDRO CRUZ, as an individual, and No. 1:23-cv-00037-KES-SKO on behalf of all others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, 13 ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO REMAND 14 LUIS ANTONIO GONZALEZ DBA Doc. 8 15 LATINO FARM LABOR SERVICE, an induvial; and DOES 1 through 100, 16 inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 19 Plaintiff Nicandro Cruz, individually, and on behalf of similarly situated individuals, 20 brings this putative class action complaint against defendant Luis Antonio Gonzalez dba Latino 21 Farm Labor Service (“Gonzalez”) alleging various state wage and hour violations. Cruz moves to 22 remand this case to state court, and in the alternative, requests limited jurisdictional discovery. 23 Doc. 8. For the reasons set forth below, Cruz’s motion to remand and related request for limited 24 jurisdictional discovery are denied. 25 I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 26 On November 1, 2022, Cruz, individually and on behalf of similarly situated individuals, 27 …