Gau

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 EDWARD SCOTT GAU, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08250-SVK

Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' v. MOTION TO REMAND

HILLSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP, Re: Dkt. No.

INC.,

10 Defendant. 11 Before the Court is the motion of Plaintiffs Edward Scott Gau and Brandy Foster-Gau to remand this case to state court. Dkt. 11. All parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. Dkt. 9, 10. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court deems this matter suitable for determination without oral argument. For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ motion to remand. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are former employees of the Los Altos Grill restaurant in Los Altos, California, which is owned and/or operated by Defendant Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc. See Ex. B to Dkt. 1 (Complaint) ¶ 9. On September 30, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a class and representative action for wage and hour law violations in Santa Clara County Superior…