Serop J. Beylerian v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc.

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 SEROP J. BEYLERIAN and AVEDIS Case № 2:20-CV-11580-ODW (RAOx) SHANLIAN, on behalf of themselves and 12 others similarly situated,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

Plaintiffs,

REMAND [15] AND

v. DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS [27], MOTION TO STRIKE [28],

HILLSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP,

INC., a Delaware corporation; and DOES AND MOTION FOR RELIEF [38] 16 1 through 10, inclusive, 17 Defendants. 18 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Serop J. Beylerian and Avedis Shanlian initiated this putative class 21 action in state court against Defendant Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Hillstone”). 22 (Notice of Removal (“Notice”) Ex. A (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1.) Hillstone removed the 23 action based on alleged diversity jurisdiction. (Notice ¶ 3.) Plaintiffs now move to 24 remand on the grounds that Hillstone has not met its burden to establish an amount in 25 controversy exceeding $75,000. (Mot. to Remand (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF 26 No. 15.)…