Jessica Summa v. LF Sportswear Inc

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

9/19/2019 Case No. 2:19-cv-06082-SVW-JC Date

Jessica Summa v. LF Sportswear Inc Title

Present: The Honorable STEPHEN V. WILSON, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

Paul M. Cruz N/A

Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

N/A N/A

Proceedings: ORDER STAYING RESOLUTION OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

REMAND [10] AND AUTHORIZING JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

Upon review of the materials submitted by both parties, the Court stays resolution of the Motion to Remand pending jurisdictional discovery relevant to the issue of whether the “local controversy” exception to Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) jurisdiction applies to this putative class action. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(4)(A).

The Court finds instructive the district court procedure for jurisdictional discovery reviewed by the Ninth Circuit in King v. Great Am. Chicken Corp., Inc., 903 F.3d 875, 877 (9th Cir. 2018). As Plaintiff notes, Defendant’s access to employment records for current and former employees place it in a superior…