Arnold

I. BACKGROUND

26 On September 10, 2019, Plaintiffs Fenella Arnold and Kelly Nakai filed a Class 27 Action Complaint in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of San Diego, 28 against Defendants Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. (“Hearst”), CDS Global, Inc. (“CDS”), and Does 1 through 50, inclusive. (ECF No. 1-2). On October 10, 2019, Defendants removed the action to this Court pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d), and 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). (ECF No. 1). On December 9, 2019, Plaintiffs Fenella Arnold, Kelly Nakai, and Michele Ruppert filed the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). (ECF No. 14). In the FAC, Plaintiffs allege that Defendant Hearst is “one of the largest magazine publishers in the world.” (Id. ¶ 11). Plaintiffs allege that Hearst publishes approximately two dozen magazines in the United States, including Food Network Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Country Living, HGTV Magazine, and Car & Driver. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant CDS is “the largest magazine fulfillment house in the United States.” (Id. ¶ 12). Plaintiffs allege that CDS is a wholly-owned 13 …