Ali
Ali v. Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LILIA ALI, on behalf of herself and all 1:19-cv-00959-LJO-BAM similarly aggrieved employees, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO Plaintiff, REMAND 8 v. (ECF NO. 7)
SETTON PISTACHIO OF TERRA BELLA,
INC. and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,
Defendants. 12 I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND Before the Court is Lilia Ali’s (“Plaintiff”) motion to remand to state court. ECF No. 7. 15 Plaintiff’s lawsuit was originally filed on April 27, 2016 in Tulare County Superior Court alleging wage 16 violations under California Law. ECF No. 1, Complaint, at 1. Plaintiff subsequently amended the 17 complaint on August 1, 2016. ECF No. 1, First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), at 14. On July 12, 2019, 18 Defendant, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Setton”), filed a notice of removal to 19 federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). ECF No. 1. Plaintiff 20 asserts that the lawsuit must be remanded because Defendant’s removal of the case was untimely. 21…