In re Animation Workers Antitrust Litigation

*1178 ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS

Defendants DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.; The Walt Disney" Company; Lucasfilm Ltd.,' LLC; Pixar;’ ImageM-overs, LLC; Two Pic MC LLC (f/k/a Ima-geMovers Digital); Sony Pictures Animation Inc.; Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.; and Blue Sky Studios (collectively, “Defendants”) have filed a joint motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. (“Mot.”), EOF No. 126. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7 — 1(b), .the Court finds this motion suitable for disposition without oral argument and VACATES the hearing set for September 17, 2015. Having considered the parties’ submissions, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court DENIES Defendants’ motion.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a consolidated class action brought by former employees alleging an *1179 titrust claims against their former employers, various animation studios with principal places of business in California. 1 Plaintiffs contend that Defendants engaged in a conspiracy to fix and suppress employee compensation and to restrict employee mobility.

A. Factual Background

The Court draws the following factual background from the uncontroverted allegations in the Second…