Bell v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SANDY BELL, MARTIN GAMA, and No. 2:12-cv-02499-DJC-CKD MICHAEL HENRY, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS Plaintiffs, ACTION AND PAGA SETTLEMENT 14 v. 15 HOME DEPOT U.S.A., Inc., 16 Defendant. 17 18 This action concerns alleged unpaid overnight overtime wages by the named Plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and those similarly situated. Presently pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Parties’ Class Action and California Labor Code’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) Settlement. (ECF No. 249.) For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS preliminary approval of the class action and PAGA settlement, APPROVES the Notice of Settlement, and APPOINTS CPT Group, Inc. as the Settlement Administrator for this settlement. The Court will also set further deadlines. //// BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Sandy Bell and Martin…