Monserrat Lopez v. Adidas America, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONTSERRAT LOPEZ, an individual, Case No. 2:21-cv-00447-MCS-PVS 11 on behalf of herself, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 12

REMAND [13]

13 Plaintiff, 14 v. 15 ADIDAS AMERICA, INC., an Oregon 16 Corporation, and DOES 1 through 50, 17 Inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 20 Plaintiff Montserrat Lopez moves to remand this case, arguing that Defendant 21 Adidas America Inc. has not demonstrated a $5,000,000 amount in controversy under 22 the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”). Mot. to Remand, ECF No. 13. Adidas 23 filed an Opposition and Lopez filed a Reply. Opp., ECF No. 16; Reply, ECF No. 18. 24 The Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument and vacates 25 the hearing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. The Motion is DENIED. 26 I. BACKGROUND 27 Adidas removed Lopez’s complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d) of CAFA. See 28 Not. of Removal, ECF No. 1; see also Compl., ECF No. 1-4. Lopez, an hourly, non- 1 exempt employee, brings the following…