Eaton

INTRODUCTION

16 In this wage-and-hour putative class action, plaintiffs move for remand. For the reasons 17 stated below, plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED.

STATEMENT

19 Defendant Cavalia (USA) Inc. is a Vermont-based corporation that puts on horse 20 entertainment productions. Cavalia Communications, Inc., is a California corporation. The 21 operative complaint alleges that Cavalia and Cavalia Communications employed plaintiff 22 Kimberly Eaton, a California citizen, as a “VIP – Banquet Helper” from early February 2016 23 to early April 2016 and then again, from early November 2016 to mid-January 2017. During 24 this period, plaintiff Eaton alleges Cavalia and Cavalia Communications engaged in, among 25 other things, illegal payroll practices and policies such as failing to pay overtime and meal 26 periods. Cavalia and Cavalia Communications allegedly also employed plaintiff Anna DeVito, 27 a California citizen, between 2016 and 2017 as well (Dkt. No. 1). In January 2017, prior to the commencement of the underlying action, plaintiff Eaton filed an initial claim with the California Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement alleging the following:

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