Krauss

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 HOPE KRAUSS, aka DEONTE No. 2:19-cv-00838-JAM-DB KRAUSS, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ Plaintiff, MOTION TO DISMISS 12 v. 13 WAL-MART, INC., a Delaware corporation; WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Hope Krauss (“Plaintiff”) brings this putative class action against her former employer, Defendants Walmart, Inc. and Wal-Mart Associate, Inc. (collectively “Walmart” or “Defendants”), for violating California’s labor laws. First Amended Compl. (“FAC”), ECF No. 10. Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims. Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 14. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion.1

1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for October 22, 2019. I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL…