Noah Faerber, an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Accor Hotels & Resorts (Maryland) LLC, a Maryland limited liability company doing business as Claremont Club & Spa Berkeley; Diane Binder, an individual; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NOAH FAERBER, an individual 2:25-cv-08169-DSF-JC and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Order DENYING Plaintiff’s Plaintiff, Motion to Remand (Dkt. 12)

v.

ACCOR HOTELS & RESORTS

(MARYLAND) LLC, a Maryland limited liability company doing business as CLAREMONT CLUB & SPA BERKELEY; DIANE BINDER, an individual; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.

Defendant Accor Hotels & Resorts (Maryland) LLC removed this wage-and-hour putative class action based on, among other grounds, jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act. Dkt. 1 (Notice of Removal (NOR)). Plaintiff Noah Faerber moves to remand. Dkt. 12 (Mot.). The Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Faerber’s motion is DENIED. Accor’s requests for judicial notice, Dkt. 14, and to strike Faerber’s reply, Dkt. 16, are DENIED as moot.

I. LEGAL STANDARD

The Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) “permits a defendant to remove a class action to federal court if there is minimal diversity between the parties (that is, at least one plaintiff is a citizen…