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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity Action

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYMOND RAMIREZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

THE GEO GROUP, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 18cv2136-LAB (MSB)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION 

TO REMAND [Dkt. 104]

The parties have reached a global settlement that resolves both this action and 

other related actions, including one in San Diego County Superior Court and several 

others pending in various state and federal courts throughout California. On January 10, 

2020, the parties jointly moved to stay this action while they finalized a joint dismissal as 

part of that global settlement. Given that the Court had already certified a limited class, 

the Court ordered additional briefing as to whether it had authority to grant a joint 

dismissal without being independently satisfied that the global settlement (reached in 

another court but encompassing the claims at issue here) was fair. The parties submitted 

the required briefing1 and now move to remand this action to San Diego County Superior 

Court, where it will be consolidated with related state court proceedings and the global 

 

1 Relying on the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Negrete v. Allianz Life Ins. Co., 523 F.3d 1091 

(9th Cir. 2008), the parties argue that the Court does indeed have the authority to dismiss 

(or remand) a case with certified class claims without being independently satisfied of the 

settlement’s fairness. To do otherwise, they submit, would be to violate the Anti-Injunction 

Act. 

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settlement can be approved. The parties’ motion is GRANTED, and this action is 

REMANDED to San Diego County Superior Court. The clerk is directed to close the case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 19, 2020

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

Chief United States District Judge

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