Broom

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 14 CHERYL BROOM, et al., Case No.: 20-CV-2182 W (AGS)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, TO STAY

INTERACT COMMUNICATIONS,

PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS [DOC. 5]

INC.,

19 Defendant. 20 Pending before the Court is a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, stay this case based upon a previously filed and currently pending Wisconsin state court action, Interact Communications, Inc. v. Cheryl Broom and Christopher Walker, La Crosse County Case No. 2020cv000342. [Doc. 5.] Plaintiffs oppose. The Court decides the matters on the papers submitted and without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion. Plaintiffs’ request for judicial notice of state public records in support of their opposition is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND On February 1, 2017, Defendant Interact Communications, Inc. (“Interact”) 3 …