Graham

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN GRAHAM, No. 2:24-CV-01411-DJC-JDP 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 STRYKER CORPORATION, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Before the Court is Stryker Employment Company, LLC’s Motion to Amend Answer. (Mot. (ECF No. 36).) Stryker seeks leave to allege two additional affirmative defenses to Plaintiff Jonathan Graham’s wage-and-hour class action lawsuit: (1) Offset and (2) Arbitration, and to make clarifying revisions to previously asserted affirmative defenses of Failure to Exhaust Administration Remedies and Good Faith. For the reasons discussed below, the Motion is DENIED. //// //// //// //// //// //// BACKGROUND On April 11, 2024, Plaintiff Jonathan Graham (“Plaintiff”) initiated this wage-and- hour class action in state court against Defendants Stryker Corporation, Stryker Employment Company, LLC, and Stryker Medical and Surgical Equipment Corporation (“Stryker”), alleging violations of the California Labor…