Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 17, 2006No. Civil Action 05-11052-NMGPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
The named plaintiff, Gisselle Ruiz (“Ruiz”), brings a putative class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and similarly situated Massachusetts residents against the defendants, Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. (“Bally”) and Holiday Universal, Inc. (“Holiday”). Defendants removed the case from state court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction and have filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state claims upon which relief can be granted and lack of personal jurisdiction over Bally.
I. Background
Ruiz alleges that Bally and Holiday are…
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