Roman

Background 23 On July 31, 2025, Plaintiff Andre Roman, (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against 24 Defendant First Advantage Background Services Corp. (“FABSC”) d/b/a Sterling Check 25 (“Sterling”) for violations of the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act 26 (“ICRAA”), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and California Business & 27 Professions Code section 17200 et seq. (Dkt. No. 1, Compl.) 28 Around May 2025, Plaintiff applied for a contract position as a Talent Acquisition Specialist with General Atomics (“GA”) through its staffing vendor, AllSTEM. (Id. ¶ 16.) Plaintiff was offered employment with compensation of $55 per hour, equivalent to about $110,000 annually, along with an expectation of conversion to a full-time permanent position. (Id.) Plaintiff accepted the offer, contingent upon successful completion of a background screening and pre-employment drug test. (Id. ¶ 17.) Around May 27, 2025, Plaintiff went to LabCorp in Chula Vista and provided a saliva (oral) sample but did not submit a urine specimen. (Id. ¶ 18.) Defendant Sterling, acting as the investigative consumer reporting agency for GA and/or AllSTEM, prepared…