Alvaro Navarro v. Ski Data, Inc.

I. Introduction1

Before the Court is a motion to remand this case removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). For the reasons stated below, the motion is DENIED.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

Plaintiffs are six California residents who allege that images of their vehicle license plates were improperly taken, stored, and used when they entered and exited parking garages at nine malls in Southern California. Dkt. 1, Ex. A (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 3-12. Plaintiffs have sued seventeen Defendants associated in different ways with these parking garages. Id. ¶¶ 14-22. One set of Defendants are involved with the technology used to take the images: Ski Data, Inc., Stefan Shafner, Sentry Control Systems, LLC, and Park Assist, LLC. Id. The other set of Defendants own or manage the malls: Westfield Property Management, LLC, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Brookfield Properties Retail, Inc., Caruso Affiliated Holdings, LLC, Simon Property Group, Inc., and Simon Property Group, L.P. Id.

1 The Court has an independent obligation to assess whether Plaintiffs have standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. After a review of recent case law, the…