Louis C. Berreyes v. Southern California Gas Company

I. BACKGROUND

On January 28, 2022, Plaintiff filed a proposed Class Action Complaint in the California Superior Court for the County of Stanislaus. [See Dkt. 1, Ex. B, “Class Action”]. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges ten causes of action for (1) failure to pay minimum wages; (2) failure to pay overtime owed; (3) failure to provide lawful meal periods; (4) failure to authorize and permit rest breaks; (5) failure to timely pay wages due and payable during employment; (6) failure to timely pay wages owed at separation; (7) failure to reimburse necessary expenses; (8) failure to pay reporting time wages; (9) knowing and intentional failure to comply with itemized wage statement provisions; and (10) violations of the Unfair Competition Law. [Dkt. 1, Ex. B]. On April 19, 2022, Defendant filed a Notice of Removal of Civil Action to the Northern District of California pursuant to 29 U.S.C § 185 and 28 U.S.C. § 1441 on federal question grounds. [Dkt. 1]. Defendant claimed Page 1 of CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Initials of Deputy Clerk iv Case 5:22-cv-01223-SSS-SP Document Filed 03/16/ Page 2 of Page ID #:113

removal was proper because Plaintiff’s claims were…