Jennifer Lacey Salas v. Aldi Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JENNIFER LACEY-SALAS, an Case No.: 19cv1269-MMA (MDD) individual on behalf of herself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

Plaintiff, [Doc. No. 11] v. 14 ALDI INC., a corporation, and AI CALIFORNIA LLC, a limited liability company, 16 Defendants. 18 On June 7, 2019, Plaintiff Jennifer Lacey-Salas (“Plaintiff”) filed this putative class action against Defendants ALDI Inc. and AI California LLC (“Defendants”) alleging various wage and hour claims in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. See Doc. No. 1-2. On July 10, 2019, Defendants removed the action to this Court pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332. See Doc. No. 1. On July 30, 2019, the parties filed a joint motion to transfer this case to the Central District of California pursuant to the first-to-file rule. See Doc. No. 11. For the reasons set…