Dempsey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Joyce Dempsey, individually, and No. 2:21-cv-02300-KJM-DB on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated, ORDER Plaintiff, 14 v. 15 Raley’s, a California corporation, and Does 1 through 100, Defendants. Joyce Dempsey and Sylvia Redding No. 2:21-cv-02354-KJM-DB individually, and on behalf of other members of ? the general public similarly situated, ORDER Plaintiffs, 21 v. 22 Raley’s, a California Corporation, et al., 23 Defendants. 24 25 Joyce Dempsey and Sylvia Redding bring these related employment class actions. 27 Plaintiffs move to remand both matters to state court. The defendant opposes. Given that the motions require the court to engage in the same legal analysis, the court resolves both in this

order. Because the defendant’s removal was untimely, as explained below, the court grants the motions. I. BACKGROUND …