Anderson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ELIZABETH ANDERSON, et al., Case No. 3:20-cv-01178-JD individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,

ORDER RE REMAND

Plaintiffs, 9 Re: Dkt. No. 13 v.

STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Defendant.

Named plaintiffs Anderson and several others have sued Starbucks Corporation on behalf of a putative class of store managers to recover cell phone costs and fees incurred on the job. Plaintiffs filed this action under California state law in the Alameda County Superior Court. Dkt. No. 1-2. Starbucks removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d). Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiffs say that Starbucks has not plausibly established the $5 million amount in controversy required for CAFA jurisdiction, and that the case should be remanded. Dkt. No. 13. The motion is denied. BACKGROUND As alleged in the complaint, plaintiffs were store managers at Starbucks locations throughout California. Dkt. No. 1-3 ¶ 3. Starbucks…