Alicia Esquivel v. Conrad Employer LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 2:23-cv-10821-JLS-SSC Date: January 22, 2024January 21, 2024 Title: Alicia Esquivel v. Conrad Employer LLC et al
Present: Honorable JOSEPHINE L. STATON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Gabby Garcia N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter
Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendant:
Not Present Not Present
PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS
CASE SHOULD NOT BE REMANDED TO LOS ANGELES
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Plaintiff filed this putative class action on behalf of herself and others similarly situated in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging that Defendant violated various California wage-and-hour laws. (Comp., Doc. 1-2.) Defendant removed, asserting that this Court has jurisdiction over this putative class action under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1441(a). (NOR, Doc. 1.)
CAFA requires, among other things, that the amount in controversy “exceed[] the sum or value of…