The motion to sever is denied. It cannot be granted unless and until the plaintiff addresses the following issues:  Which causes of action does he seek to sever?  If he is seeking to sever only the 2d and 3d causes of action, and if those are the only individual claims he intends to prosecute, may the Court dismiss the 4th through 10th causes of action?  If not, does the plaintiff intend to opt out of the settlement in the case pending in San Bernardino County Superior Court, Cooper v. CLP Resources, Inc.?  To what degree would witnesses in the trial of the severed claims be the same witnesses likely to be called in the trial of the remaining class claims and individual (if any) claims? The Court also wishes to know the answer to this question: The First Amended Complaint at page 15, lines 26-27, states that the “following causes of action” are brought on behalf of a class. But one of the following causes of action is the 17th, a PAGA claim. Is the plaintiff intending to prosecute