Smith v. 9W Halo Western OpCo L.P.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KENNETH C. SMITH, Case No. 20-cv-01968-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
CERTIFY CLASS
9W HALO WESTERN OPCO L.P., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 130 Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for class certification. ECF 130. The motion was heard before this Court on December 12, 2024. Having read the papers filed by the parties and carefully considered the arguments therein and those made at the hearing, as well as the relevant legal authority, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART in part the motion for the following reasons. I. BACKGROUND1 From approximately November 9, 2017, to May 6, 2019, Plaintiff Kenneth Smith worked as a non-exempt, hourly employee for Defendant 9W Halo Western OpCo L.P. dba Angelica (“Angelica”). Fourth Amended Complaint (“FAC”) (ECF 114) ¶¶ 20, 22. Angelica maintained seven locations in California, which operated as industrial linen…