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MARIO B BROWN v. AUTO WAREHOUSING CO.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARIO B BROWN, Case No. 24-cv-07300-RFL
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. REMAND AND MOTION TO DISMISS
AUTO WAREHOUSING CO., Re: Dkt. Nos. 21, 24 Defendant.
Plaintiff Mario Brown brought a class action suit in California state court against his employer, Defendant Auto Warehousing Co., and 100 Doe Defendants. Brown’s complaint alleged five causes of action comprising violations of the California Labor Code for (1) failure to pay minimum wage for all hours of work, (2) failure to authorize or permit meal periods, (3) failure to indemnify employees for employment-related losses and expenditures, (4) failure to provide complete and accurate wage statements, and (5) unfair business practices in violation of the Business and Professions Code. (Dkt. No. 1-2 (“Complaint”).) Auto Warehousing removed the case to federal court, asserting that removal was proper based on either (a) federal question jurisdiction under the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”) or (b) diversity jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”). (Dkt. No. 1.) Auto…