Bonnie Reyes v. Mars, Incorporated

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-6

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES -- GENERAL

Case No. CV 24-35-JFW(RAOx) Date: January 31, 2024 Title: Bonnie Reyes -v- Mars, Incorporated

PRESENT:

HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Shannon Reilly None Present Courtroom Deputy Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

None None

PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER REMANDING ACTION TO LOS ANGELES

SUPERIOR COURT

On November 30, 2023, Plaintiff Bonnie Reyes (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendant Mars, Incorporated (“Defendant”) in Los Angeles Superior Court (“LASC”). In her Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant, who manufacturers and sells the candy known as “Starburst” (“Product”), “sells the Product in oversized packaging that does not reasonably inform consumers that they are mostly buying air,” in order to increase its profits at the expense of consumers. Complaint, ¶ 1. As a result, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant’s packaging does not conform to federal and California…