Vallejo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEXANDER VALLEJO, individually Case No.: 3:20-cv-01788-AJB-AHG and on behalf of others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER: 13 v. (1) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 14 STERIGENICS U.S., LLC, a Delaware TO REMAND, (Doc. No. 9); AND limited liability company; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, (2) GRANTING DEFENDANT’S 16 Defendant. MOTION TO DISMISS AND/OR STRIKE THE COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO AMEND, (Doc. No. 4) 18 This is a putative wage and hour class action under the California Labor Code. Before the Court are two motions. Plaintiff Alexander Vallejo (“Plaintiff”) seeks for the Court to remand the action to state court, arguing that Defendant Sterigenics U.S., LLC (“Defendant”) failed to satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement of the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. §1332(d). Defendant opposed the motion to remand. (Doc. No. 13.) In addition, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss and/or strike the Complaint. (Doc. No. 4.) The motion to dismiss…