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Parties Involved:
Coinstar, Inc.
Defendant
Mike Harrington
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIKE HARRINGTON, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

v.

COINSTAR, INC.,

Defendant. 

CIV-S-06-01172 DFL PAN

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION 

AND ORDER

Based on the two declarations defendant submitted in support

of its opposition to plaintiffs’ motion to remand, the court is

prepared to find that defendant has carried its burden of proving

by a preponderance of the evidence that removal is proper under

the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). In particular, defendant

appears to have shown convincingly that plaintiffs’ claims for

unpaid overtime, failure to provide adequate records, failure to

permit meal and rest breaks, unpaid waiting time, attorney’s fees

and punitive damages place in controversy well over the

$5,000,000 required for jurisdiction under CAFA.

Plaintiffs did not file a reply to defendant’s opposition,

which suggests that plaintiffs may not intend to contradict

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defendant’s showing. To save the parties time and expense, the

court intends to deny plaintiffs’ motion for remand without oral

argument. However, if either party informs the court (through

Harry Vine at 916-930-4091 or hvine@caed.uscourts.gov) and

opposing counsel by August 22, 2006 at 10:00 a.m that it wishes

to be heard at oral argument, the matter will remain on calendar

for August 23, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2006 

/s/ David F. Levi 

DAVID F. LEVI

United States District Judge 

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