Opinion
5:24-cv-00625-FLA (AJRx)
04-08-2024
MUSTAFA ALKARKHI, Plaintiff, v. ABC PHONES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC., et al., Defendants.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION SHOULD NOT BE CONSOLIDATED WITH CASE NO. 2:24-CV-00831-FLA (AJRX)
FERNANDO L. AENLLE-ROCHA United States District Judge
On December 28, 2023, Plaintiffs William Moreno and Lizbeth Gonzalez Velazquez file the Class Action Complaint in Case No. 2:24-cv-00831-FLA (AJRx) (“Case 24-831”), in Los Angeles County Superior Court, asserting claims against Defendant ABC Phones of North Carolina, Inc. (“Defendant”) on behalf of a proposed class, for violations of the California Labor Code and California Business and Professions Code § 17200, et seq. (the Unfair Competition Law, “UCL”). Defendant removed Case 24-831 to this court on January 31, 2024. Case 24-831, Dkts. 1, 17.
On February 20, 2024, Plaintiff Mustafa Alkarkhi filed the Class Action Complaint in Case No. 5:24-cv-00625-FLA (AJRx) (“Case 24-625”), in Riverside County Superior Court, asserting claims against Defendant on behalf of a proposed class, for violations of the California Labor Code and the UCL. Defendant removed Case 24-625 to this court on March 25, 2024. Case 24-625, Dkt. 1.
The parties are hereby ORDERED to show cause in writing (“OSC”) why Cases 24-831 and 24-625 should not be consolidated, with Case 24-831 deemed the lead case. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 42(a)(2). The parties shall meet and confer on or before April 12, 2024, and submit a joint brief on or before April 19, 2024, stating each party's position regarding consolidation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.