Smith v. 9W Halo Western OpCo L.P.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH C. SMITH, Case No. 20-cv-01968-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

REMAND

ANGELICA CORPORATION, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 44 Defendants.

13 Plaintiff’s motion to remand came on for hearing before this court on October 7, 2021. Plaintiff appeared through his counsel, William Pao. Defendant appeared through its counsel, Christopher Alvarez. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby DENIES the motion for the following reasons. On February 18, 2020, plaintiff filed a class action suit against defendant in the Superior Court of the County of Alameda. Dkt. No. 1-2 at 4–30. Plaintiff purported to represent four classes: (1) the Hourly Employee class; (2) the Vacation Pay class; (3) the Unfair Competition Law class; and (4) the Expense Reimbursement class. Id. at 7, ¶ 12. Plaintiff also purported to…