Kristeena Tinnin v. Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KRISTEENA TINNIN, on behalf of Case No. 1:20-cv-00482-JLT-EPG herself and all others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS, v. STAY, AND/OR STRIKE 14 SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL (Doc. 32) FOUNDATION, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, 16 Defendants. 17 I. INTRODUCTION Kristeena Tinnin alleges her former employer committed wage and hour violations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, various provisions of the California Labor Code, and California’s Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, et seq. (Doc. 1.) In the instant motion, Defendant argues that the FLSA cause of action should be dismissed for failure to state a claim; and that the California class action claims should be dismissed or stayed, or, failing this, that the class allegations should be stricken. (Doc. 32.) For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion is DENIED. II. MOTION TO DISMISS THE…