Amiri

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE PAGA REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS

Plaintiff Faramarz Amiri (“Plaintiff’) brings this wage and hour action against Defendant Cox Communications California, LLC (“Defendant”), alleging eight causes of action arising out of his work as a field employee, including a claim for penalties pursuant to the California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”), California Labor Code §§ 2699, et seq. (Dkt. 37 [hereinafter “FAC”] ¶¶ 74-83.) Plaintiffs claims are based primarily on the circumstances under which he took, was allowed, and recorded breaks, including meal breaks, and on the restrictions placed upon him during intermittent weeks on-call. (See id. ¶¶ 14-22.) Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to strike Plaintiffs PAGA representative claims. (Dkt. 46 [hereinafter “Mot.”].) For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED.

II. BACKGROUND

Defendant Cox Communications California, LLC, is a cable, internet, and communications services provider. (FAC ¶ 14.) Defendant operates in three separate geographic markets in California: San Diego, Orange County/Rancho Palos Verdes (“Orange County”), and Santa Barbara. (Mot. at 4.) Each of these geographic…