Ladell Taylor v. Penske Logistics, LLC

I. INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

20 On October 16, 2020, Plaintiff Ladell Taylor filed this putative class action in the 21 Los Angeles Superior Court against his former employer, Defendant Penske Logistics, 22 LLC. (Notice of Removal, Ex. A (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1-1.) On December 18, 2020, 23 Defendant removed the case to this Court pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act, 24 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441, 1446, and 1453 (“CAFA”). (Notice of Removal ¶¶ 7–24.) 25 The parties thereafter stipulated to the filing of a First Amended Complaint, (First 26 Stip., ECF No. 24; First Am. Compl., ECF No. 25) and a Second Amended Complaint, 27 (Second Stip., ECF No. 30; Second Am. Compl. (“SAC”), ECF No. 32.) In the SAC, 28 1 Mr. Taylor asserts three claims, each individually and on a class-wide basis: 1) failure 2 to timely pay all wages due and owing upon separation; 2) failure to furnish accurate 3 itemized wage statements; and 3) failure to maintain accurate records. The putative 4 class for the first claim includes all non-exempt California employees Penske 5 previously employed, and the putative class for the second and third claims includes all 6 non-exempt…