Schmidt v. Levi Strauss & Co.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE JURY DEMAND FOR SARBANES-OXLEY CLAIM

RONALD M. WHYTE, District Judge.

Defendants Levi Strauss & Co. (“Levi”) and Laura Liang (“Liang”) move to strike plaintiffs Robert Schmidt’s (“Schmidt”) and Thomas Walsh’s (“Walsh”) demand for a jury trial as to plaintiffs’ claim pursuant to section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1514A. Defendants argue that there is no right to a jury trial conferred by either § 1514A or the Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs oppose the motion. The court has read the…