Mutchler
Mutchler v. Circle K Stores, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHEN MUTCHLER on behalf of the Case No.: 20cv1239-GPC(BGS) State of California, as a private attorney 12 general, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND TO STATE Plaintiff,
COURT
14 v. [Dkt. No. 12] CIRCLE K STORES, INC., a corporation; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, Defendants. 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to remand the case to state court. (Dkt. No. 12.) Defendant filed an opposition and Plaintiff replied. (Dkt. Nos. 14, 17.) Based on the reasoning below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to remand to state court. Background On March 16, 2020, Plaintiff Stephen Mutchler (“Plaintiff’) filed a representative action pursuant to the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”), California Labor Code section 2698, et seq., seeking statutory civil penalties for violations of Labor Code 27 28 section 1198, and…