Kelly
Kelly v. Banner Health
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
VINCENT KELLY, No. 2:24-cv-00920-DJC-DMC
Plaintiff,
v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
BIFURCATE DISCOVERY
BANNER HEALTH, et al.,
Defendant.
Plaintiff Vincent Kelly, a Security Guard Manager employed by Defendants
Banner Health and BH Corporate Office, filed this putative class action on February
16, 2024, alleging several California Labor Code violations on behalf of himself and
similarly situated employees. (ECF No. 1.) On March 25, 2024, the Court entered its
Initial Case Management Order, instructing the Parties to confer and prepare a joint
status report that included a discovery plan. (ECF No. 3.) The Parties filed a Joint Status Report on May 21, 2024, in which Defendants proposed bifurcating discovery into two phases: a class certification phase and a merits phase. (ECF No. 13.) In response to the Joint Status Report, the Court held an initial scheduling conference on June…