Mendoza

Filed 12/3/24 Mendoza v. West Coast Quartz Corporation CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

LUIS MENDOZA,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A170409

v. WEST COAST QUARTZ (Alameda County CORPORATION, Super. Ct. No. RG18927787) Defendant and Appellant.

This is a wage and hour class action and Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.) lawsuit by Luis Mendoza against West Coast Quartz Corporation (WCQ). After the trial court certified a class and subclasses of nonexempt WCQ employees (including nonexempt supervisory-level employees), WCQ moved to disqualify class counsel, Capstone Law APC (Capstone), arguing the firm had a conflict of…