Lorenzo Rivera v. Marriott International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 O 2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 LORENZO RIVERA, Case No. 2:19-cv-05050-ODW(KSx) Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v.
DISMISS FIRST AMENDED
14 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. et al. COMPLAINT OR IN THE Defendants. ALTERNATIVE, STRIKE CLASS
ALLEGATIONS [25]
16 I. INTRODUCTION On April 24, 2019, Plaintiff Lorenzo Rivera (“Rivera”) filed this putative class 19 action in Los Angeles Superior Court against Marriot International, Inc. (“MII”) and 20 other Doe Defendants. (Notice of Removal (“Removal”) Ex. A (“Compl.”), ECF No. 21 1-1.) On June 10, 2019, MII removed the action pursuant to the Class Action Fairness 22 Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d) (“CAFA”). (Removal 1, ECF No. 1.) Rivera filed an 23 amended Complaint on December 16, 2019. (First Am. Compl. for Damages 24 (“FAC”), ECF No. 24.) MII now moves to dismiss or, in the alternative, strike 25 Rivera’s class allegations. (Mot. to Dismiss or Strike Class Allegations (“Mot.”), 26 ECF No. 25.) For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES…