Roche

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN ROCHE, individually and on behalf of No. 2:23-—CV—02262-KJM-KJN all others similarly situated, ORDER B Plaintiffs, v: DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.; and DOES 1- 10, 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff Brian Roche and defendant Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (collectively, the parties) 20 filed a joint stipulation to dismiss plaintiffs putative class claims under Rule 23(e), to dismiss plaintiffs representative PAGA claim with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i1) and to stay the remaining individual claims pending arbitration. Stip., ECF No. 8. As explained below, the court approves the stipulation to dismiss the putative class claims, construes the stipulation to remove 24 the representative PAGA claim as a request for leave to amend the complaint under Rule 15(a)(2) 25 and stays the remaining individual claims pending arbitration. Plaintiff filed this action in El Dorado County Superior Court against…