Cesar Ramirez v. C and J Well Service, Inc.

I. Background

This is a putative wage and hour class action. Plaintiff was a crew worker for Defendant, an oil-well provider, from January 2018 through May 2019. See First Amended Complaint, Dkt. # 1-1, Ex B. (“FAC”), ¶ 6. On November 18, 2019, Plaintiff filed this case in the Ventura County Superior Court. See Complaint, Dkt. # 1-1, Ex. A. Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint on December 12, 2019. See generally FAC. Defendant removed the case to federal court on January 17, 2020,

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-535 PSG (SSx) Date November 19, 2020 Title Cesar Ramirez v. C&J Well Service, Inc. invoking the Court’s Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) jurisdiction. See Notice of Removal, Dkt. # 1 (“NOR”), ¶¶ 12–34. The case was transferred to this Court under General Order 19-03 as related to Case No. 2:19-cv-09317 PSG (SSx) (“Ramirez I”). See Dkt. # 8. In Ramirez I, Plaintiff alleges individual claims against Defendant based on Defendant’s alleged retaliation and wrongful termination. See Ramirez I, Dkt. 1-1. After granting in part and denying in part Defendant’s motion to dismiss the FAC in the…