D'ESTE

D'ESTE v. Bayer Corp.

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565 F.3d 1119·2009 WL 1192514·14 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1441·2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 9649
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 5, 200907-56577California3,084 words

Opinion

Opinion

ORDER CERTIFYING DETERMINATIVE QUESTIONS OF LAW TO THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

ORDER

We respectfully request that the Supreme Court of California exercise its discretion to decide the certified questions set forth in Part II of this order.

I. Caption and Counsel

A. The caption of the case is:

No. 07-56577

GINA D’ESTE, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

BAYER CORPORATION; DOES, 1-50, Defendants-Appellees.

B. The names and addresses of counsel for the parties are:

For Plaintiffs-Appellants: James A. Jones, Gillespie, Rozen, Watsky & Jones, P.C., 3402 Oak Grove Ave., Suite 200, Dallas, Texas, 75204.

For Defendants-Appellees: Melinda S. Riechert, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2 Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, St. 700, Palo Alto, California 94306-2122; Thomas M. Peterson and Shannon B. Nakabayashi, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, One Market, Spear Tower, San Francisco, California 94105; Jennifer White-Sperling, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 5 Park Plaza, Suite 1750, Irvine, California, 92614.

C. Designation of the party to be deemed petitioner: Plaintiff-Appellants

II. Questions Certified

Pursuant to Rule 8.548 of the California…

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