Montecino

Proceedings: ORDER Granting Defendant’s Motion to Strike (In Chambers)

Pending before the Court is a Motion to Strike Portions of the Complaint, filed by Defendant Spherion Corp. (“Defendant”) on March 20, 2006. Plaintiff Margie Mon-tecino (“Plaintiff’) filed her opposition on April 3, 2006, to which Defendant replied on April 10, 2006. The Court finds the matter appropriate for submission without oral argument. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Accordingly, the noticed hearing date of April 17, 2006 is VACATED. Upon consideration of the parties’ submissions and the case file, the Court hereby GRANTS the Motion.

BACKGROUND

The instant case arises from Plaintiffs claim that Defendant, her former employer, failed to timely pay her and other similarly-situated employees their final wages upon termination of their employment. Plaintiff filed her complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on February 8, 2006, on behalf of herself and a “class of Spherion employees who were assigned to work for Spherion customers, whose employment ended in California during the period commencing four years prior to the filing of this action through the date notice is mailed to the class.” (Complaint…