Ratcliffe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BERNICE RATCLIFFE, Case No.: 3:19-cv-01688-WQH-MDD individually and on behalf of 12 other members of the general ORDER public similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. APEX SYSTEMS, LLC., a Virginia limited liability company; 17 and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants. HAYES, Judge: The matter before the Court is Defendant Apex Systems, LCC’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. (ECF No. 7). BACKGROUND On August 5, 2019, Plaintiff commenced this action by filing a Complaint in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, assigned case number 37-2019- 00040686-CU-OE-CTL, against Defendant Apex Systems, LCC (Ex. A, ECF No. 1-2 at 2). 28 On August 30, 2019, Defendant filed an Answer in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego. (Ex. B, ECF No. 1-3 at 2). On September 4, 2019, Defendant removed the action to this Court pursuant…