Leaser

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICHA LEASER, et al., individually, No. Case No. 2:20-CV-02502-DJC-AC and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

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PRIME ASCOT, L.P, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiffs filed this proposed class action in San Francisco Superior Court on May 5, 2018, which was transferred to the Solano County Superior Court. Defendants subsequently removed the case to this Court on December 17, 2020. Although the claims arise entirely under state law, and there is not complete diversity between the parties, the case was removed pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), which grants federal district courts original jurisdiction over class claims in which there is minimal diversity, the number of proposed class members exceeds 100, and the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000. 28 U.S.C. §1332(d)(2), (d)(5)(B). Defendants established these requirements were met upon removing the action. However, the CAFA…