Manuel Covarrubias v. Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANUEL COVARRUBIAS, as an Case No. 2:21-cv-05037-MCS-PVC individual and on behalf of other 12 similarly situated employees, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REMAND [15] Plaintiff,

v.

HATHAWAY DINWIDDIE

CONSTRUCTION CO., a California corporation, HATHAWAY

DINWIDDIE CONSTRUCTION

GROUP, a California Corporation, AND DOES 1-50, inclusive,

Defendants.

23 Plaintiff Manuel Covarrubias moves to remand. Mot., ECF No. 15-1. Defendants 24 oppose, arguing that the Motion should be denied because Plaintiff made no attempt to 25 comply with Local Rule 7-3. Opp’n, ECF No. 20. The Court deems this matter 26 appropriate for decision without oral argument and vacates the hearing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 27 78(b); C.D. Cal. R. 7-15. 28 “[C]ounsel contemplating the filing of any motion shall first contact opposing counsel to discuss thoroughly, preferably in person, the substance of the contemplated motion and any potential resolution” at least seven…