Barbara Gerl v. Sheraton Operating, LLC, et al.

I.

BACKGROUND

On September 22, 2025, Defendants Sheraton Operating, LLC (“Sheraton”), Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”), and PH Finance LLC (“PH Finance”) removed a class action filed by Plaintiff Barbara Gerl from Los Angeles County Superior Court to this Court. [Doc. ## 1 (“NOR”), 1-1 (“Compl.”).] In her complaint, Gerl alleged several claims related to a “bait-and- switch” pricing scheme at Defendants’ hotels where guests were charged higher prices on in-room dining as compared to prices displayed on the television (“TV”) menu. Compl. at ¶¶ 4–8. Gerl brings this action on behalf of the following putative class: “[a]ll hotel guests or occupants of any and all hotels operated by Marriot International Inc. or Sheraton Operating, LLC in California, during the applicable statute of limitations period, who ordered in-room dining (room service) and were charged more for one or more menu items than the price for those items that was displayed on the in-room television menu.” Id. at ¶ 23.

Defendants base their removal on this Court’s diversity jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) because: (1) there are at least 100 putative class members; (2) the…