Ray Myllyla v. Equity Residential Management, LLC, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 2:25-cv-10784-SSC Date: January 8, 2026 Title Ray Myllyla v. Equity Residential Management, LLC, et al.
Present: The Honorable Stephanie S. Christensen, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Teagan Snyder n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants: None Present None Present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (ECF 9) and Denying As Moot Defendant’s Ex Parte Application (ECF 17)
Before the Court is Plaintiff Ray Myllyla’s motion to remand to state court this putative class action, which brings a claim under California’s Unfair Competition Law. To resolve the motion, the Court must decide whether Defendant Equity Residential Management, LLC, properly removed this action to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act. Because the Court finds that the amount in controversy exceeds the $5 million minimum required by the statute, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to remand. I Plaintiff Ray Myllyla initially filed this action in Los Angeles County…