Andersen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JENNIFER PARDO, EVANGELINE

MATTHEWS, individually and on behalf of Case No. 21-cv-06326-RS all others similarly situated, 11 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION v.

PAPA, INC.,

14 Defendant. 15 I. INTRODUCTION Named plaintiffs Jennifer Pardo and Evangeline Matthews contend defendant Papa, Inc. wrongfully classified them and similarly situated workers as independent contractors, thereby depriving them of overtime and minimum wage compensation. Plaintiffs previously obtained an order “certifying” this matter as a collective action under 216(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., thereby permitting dissemination of notice to other workers of their right to “opt-in” to the FLSA collective. Numerous individuals have since submitted “opt-in” notices. Pardo and Matthews now seek certification of a class under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Pursuant to…