Merhi

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiffs Elias Merhi, Nicholas Sevilla, Sean O’Neil, Jose Ramos IV, Megan Chambers, Farideh Babri, Rachel Wilkinson, Veronica Hernandez, Ellen Benton, Virginia Lea Anderson, Jeffrey Graham, Matthew Stransky, Alexander Olson, Wanda Allen, Sean Carpenter, Mark Crusoe, John Enright, Pamela Lehman, Tyler Wintermote, Jennifer Strauss, Tracy Wilkins, Richard Silvas, Gloria Molano, Donna Villanueva, Naamah Rehn, and Kimberly Underwood, all California residents (“Named Plaintiffs”), bring this putative class action complaint against Defendant Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (“Lowe’s” or “Defendant”) for alleged wage and hour violations. 26 ECF No. 1 at 7, ¶ 1.

27 Unless otherwise indicated, all page number references are to the ECF generated Before the Court is the Joint Stipulation and Motion for Order Extending Time to Respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint and File a Motion to Remand (the “Joint Motion”). ECF No. 5. After considering the papers submitted, supporting documentation, and applicable law, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion. II. BACKGROUND …