No CAFA Jurisdiction in Employment Case

A putative class action alleging that an employer had failed to pay its employees properly did not satisfy the amount in controversy requirement for federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act, a federal judge held Nov. 14 (Mejia v. Prologix Distribution Services (West) LLC, N.D. Cal., No. 12-CV-4840 YGR).

Plaintiff Jose Mejia filed suit in California state court in July on behalf of a class of current and former Prologix drivers alleging that the defendant had failed to pay minimum wage or provide required breaks, and had otherwise violated California law. The defendant removed the case to ...