Bellone

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VICTORIA BELLONE, et al., Case No. 21-cv-09617-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION TO DISMISS OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, STAY

FIRST TRANSIT, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 14 Defendant.

12 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss or stay, briefing for which is complete. See Dkt. Nos. 14, 18, 20. The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendant’s motion and STAYS the case. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs allege that they are former hourly, non-exempt employees of Defendant First Transit, Inc. Dkt. No. 3-1, Ex. A in Support of Removal (“FAC”) ¶¶ 16-17. Plaintiffs filed this action on September 15, 2021 in state court on behalf of themselves and “all persons who are or were employed by the…