Mary Elizabeth McGrath v. All Medical Personnel, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY ELIZABETH MCGRATH, Case No. 2:23-CV-05181-SB-PVC

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

REMAND [DKT. NO. 23]

ALL MEDICAL PERSONNEL, INC et al,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Mary Elizabeth McGrath filed this putative class action against her former employer, Defendant All Medical Personnel,1 alleging a variety of wage and hour claims under California law. One such claim sought waiting time penalties under California Labor Code § 203 for failure to timely pay wages upon separation of employment. Calculating these penalties alone to place $4.98 million in controversy (with a total of $6.90 million in controversy), Defendant removed the case under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA). Plaintiff filed a motion to remand, contesting Defendant’s calculation. Dkt. No. 23. Because the Court finds Defendant has relied on a reasonable chain of logic and provided sufficient evidence to support its calculation of the amount-in-controversy, the Court denies the motion to remand.

1 The Complaint names All Medical Personnel, Inc, and All Medical Personnel, LLC. Dkt. No. 1-2 at 68 of 102. …