Legal Opinion
Costello v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 10, 2012No. Civil Action No. 3:11-CV-00953 (JCH)PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SEVER PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS AND TRANSFER VENUE AND FOR A STAY (Doc. No. 55)
JANET C. HALL, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Thirty-nine plaintiffs bring this case against Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (“Home Depot”), alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. (“FLSA”), and the wage and hour laws of New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Home Depot moves to sever the claims of the thirty-five non-Connecticut plaintiffs and transfer their claims to the six other states in which they reside. Home Depot also moves to stay this case pending the…
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