Rael
Rael v. The Children's Place, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
INTRODUCTION
20 Defendant The Children’s Place, Inc. (“Defendant”) moved for Preliminary 21 Injunction and Permanent Injunction and to Enforce Judgment and Settlement 22 Agreement. ECF No. 172. Specifically, Defendant “requests that the Court enforce the 23 terms of the Settlement Agreement and preliminarily and permanently enjoin” Class 24 Members in this case from participating in Gonzalez v. The Children’s Place, No. 8:22- 25 26 27 cv-816 (C.D. Cal.). ECF No. 172-1 at 32. Plaintiffs Monica Rael, Alyssa Hedrick, and unnamed class members (“Plaintiffs”) responded, ECF No. 179, and Defendant replied, ECF No. 181. For the reasons described below, the Court DENIES the motion. BACKGROUND Defendant The Children’s Place, Inc. is a brick-and-mortar and online retailer of children’s clothing and accessories. ECF No. 37-2 ¶ 19. In 2016, Plaintiffs sued Defendant in this class action for falsely advertising that their items were discounted when they were not. Id. at 3-5. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant misled consumers by listing a false “original” price with the “discounted” price when the “discounted” price was…