CRST Expedited, Inc. v. Super. Ct.

Filed 7/7/25

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

CRST EXPEDITED, INC., et al.,

F088569

Petitioners, (Super. Ct. No. 19CECG03266) v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO OPINION

COUNTY,

Respondent;

ESPIRIDION SANCHEZ,

Real Party in Interest.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for peremptory writ of mandate. Kristi C. Kapetan, Judge. Fisher & Phillips, Annie Lau, Vincent J. Adams, Megan E. Walker, Shaun Voigt for Petitioners. No appearance for Respondent. Mallison & Martinez, Stan S. Mallison, Hector R. Martinez, Cody A. Bolce and Gonzalo Quezada for Real Party in Interest -ooOoo-

* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105(b) and 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of parts IV.E. and IV.F of the Discussion. In this writ proceeding, we issued an order to show cause to address a controversial question of statutory interpretation involving the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code,1 § 2698 et seq.). PAGA stated that any provision of the Labor Code “that provides for a civil penalty to be assessed and…