Carlos Alonso Sanchez v. Mama Management USA LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLOS ALONSO SANCHEZ, Case No. 2:23-cv-4868-SB-AS Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

REMAND [DKT. NO. 21] AND

MAMA MANAGEMENT USA, LLC, DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL

ARBITRATION [DKT. NO. 22] AS

Defendant. MOOT Plaintiff Carlos Alonso Sanchez brought this putative class action in state court against his former employer, Defendant Mama Management USA, LLC, alleging a variety of wage and hour violations under California law. Defendant removed the case under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). Currently before the Court are two motions: Plaintiff’s motion to remand, Dkt. No. 21, and Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, Dkt. No. 22. Because Defendant has not met its burden to establish the required amount in controversy under CAFA, the Court grants the motion to remand and denies as moot the motion to compel arbitration. I. Plaintiff filed this case in California state court on March 29, 2023. Dkt No. 4 at 5 of 83. Plaintiff alleges claims for failure to (1) pay minimum wages, (2) pay overtime wages, (3) provide meal periods, (4) provide rest…