Cao v. Hungry Pot Dartmouth Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ) DENGTAO CAO a/k/a PHILLIP CAO, ) on behalf of himself and others similarly ) situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:24-cv-11797-JEK ) HUNGRY POT DARMOUTH INC., ) HUAXIN CHEN, HONG AN ZHENG, ) YI PING ZHENG, SHUO CHEN, and ) LEO DOE, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE CLASS ALLEGATIONS AND DISMISS COLLECTIVE ACTION ALLEGATIONS KOBICK, J. This is a putative collective and class action lawsuit alleging that defendant Hungry Pot Dartmouth Inc., a Korean barbecue and hot pot restaurant, and its…