J. Costa v. Smuggler, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J. COSTA and K. PAYNE, individually Case No. 2:23-cv-01468-WLH-RAO

and on behalf of all others similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING Plaintiffs, STIPULATION TO REMAND v. REMOVED ACTION [44]

SMUGGLER, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company fka 16 Smuggler, Inc., a California

Corporation; RARE BIRD HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware 18 Corporation; BRIAN CARMODY, an

individual; PATRICK MILLING- SMITH, an individual; DIVISION7, 20 LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; and DOE 1 through and including DOE 10, 22 Defendants.

28 I On December 11, 2023, the parties submitted a stipulation (the “Stipulation’’) to 2 (1) dismiss the claims in this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), including the claim denominated as the “Ninth Cause of Action” and (2) remand the 4 case to the Superior Court of California. (Docket No. 44). On December 15, 2023, the …