Ochoa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTHA OCHOA, individual and on behalf of ) Case No.: 1:24-cv-0151 JLT BAM other members of the general public similarly ) situated and on behalf of other aggrieved ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO employees pursuant to the California Private ) REMAND Attorneys General Act, ) ) (Doc. 19) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) FRED LOYA INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) )

Martha Ochoa is a former employee of Fred Loya Insurance Agency, and she seeks to hold the company liable for violations of California’s wage and labor laws, including those related to meal and rest breaks, overtime pay, timeliness of wages, and wages due after employment ends. Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint, on behalf of herself and others, in Merced County Superior Court. Defendant removed the suit to this Court under the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff requests a remand to the state…