Nico Cruz v. Mohawk Industries, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICO CRUZ, individually and on behalf of Case No. 1:20-cv-01510-JLT-EPG other members of the general public similarly situated, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND Plaintiff, (Doc. 7) v. MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants. 17 Nico Cruz filed a putative class-action complaint in the California Superior Court, Fresno County against Defendants Mohawk Industries, Inc., Daltile Services, Inc., Dal-Tile Services, Inc., and Dal-Tile Corporation on September 14, 2020. (Doc. 1-2.) Defendants removed the action to this court on October 23, 2020, invoking federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”). (Doc. 1.) BACKGROUND Plaintiff’s complaint asserts nine causes of action for violations of various provisions of the California Labor Code and one violation of the California Business and Professions Code. (Doc. 1-2 (“Compl.”).) Plaintiff alleges that defendants “engaged in a…