Crossley
Crossley v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL CROSSLEY; BART Case No.: 20-cv-0284-GPC-JLB
BAILEY; LET THE VOTERS DECIDE,
LLC; V ALLEY DIRECT MARKETING ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
LLC; IN THE FIELD, INC.; DISMISS
DISCOVERY PETITION
14 MANAGEMENT LLC; PIR DATA [ECF No. 8] PROCESSING INC.; CAROL YN OSTIC dba VOTER DIRECT, and CHRIS 16 BRENTLINGER dba BAY AREA PETITIONS, Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA; XAVIER BECERRA, in his capacity as Attorney 21 General of the State of California; and “JOHN DOE,” in his/her official capacity Defendants. 24 / / / / / / / / / 28 This case presents a multi-pronged challenge to AB 5, a California state law enacted in 2019 which applies the three-factor “ABC” test, for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee, to the entirety of the California Labor Code and the California Unemployment Insurance Code. The Plaintiffs are individuals and businesses that collect signatures to…