Morris

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEPHEN MORRIS, et al., Case No. 12-cv-04964-JSW

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. VACATE ARBITRATION AWARD;

JUDGMENT

ERNST & YOUNG L.L.P., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 92 Defendants.

12 Now before the Court for consideration is the motion to vacate an arbitration award, filed by Plaintiff Stephen Morris. The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case. The Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion. BACKGROUND This case arises from Plaintiff’s claim that Ernst & Young (“EY”) misclassified him as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and California overtime rules when he worked for the firm from 2005 to 2007. It is one of several related cases that raised similar claims against EY. The first of those cases was filed in 2005. See Ho v. Ernst & Young, LLP, No. 05-cv- 4867 (“Ho”). In 2011, Morris moved to be added as a class representative in Ho or, in the…