Armstead
Armstead v. City of Los Angeles
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Morrow, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR MIS-JOINDER AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE
On July 21, 2014, Camille Armstead and plaintiffs Gerry Chamberlain, Terence Klafke, Judith Larsen, Roberto R. Lopez, Sandra Lopez, Cathy Luke, James Lump-kin, Robert Martinez, Lawrence Mullaly, Blanca Pasos, Monica Quijano, Esther Reyes, Gilbert Sanchez, Javier Sanchez, Kenneth Santolla, Timothy Schey, and Yvonne Whiteman (collectively, the “Joined Plaintiffs”) filed this action against the City of Los Angeles (the “City”) and various fictitious defendants for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. 1 On September 9, 2014, the City filed a Rule 12(f) motion to dismiss or strike the joined *1257 plaintiffs on the basis that they were mis-joined under Rule 21 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It also moves to strike various collective action allegations. 2 Plaintiffs opposed the City’s motion on November 17, 2014.
Pursuant to Rule 78 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 7-15, the court finds this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. The hearing calendared for December 8,…