D'Este

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GINA D’ESTE, on behalf of herself  No. 07-56577 and others similarly situated, D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellant, CV-07-03206-JFW- v. PLA BAYER CORPORATION; DOES, 1-50, Central District of Defendants-Appellees. California,  Los Angeles

ORDER

CERTIFYING

DETERMINATIVE

QUESTIONS

OF LAW TO THE

CALIFORNIA

 SUPREME COURT

Filed May 5, 2009

Before: Daniel M. Freedman,* Andrew J. Kleinfeld and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

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

*The Honorable Daniel M. Friedman, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, sitting by designation.

5191 5192 D’ESTE v. BAYER CORP.

I. Caption and Counsel

A. The caption of the case is:

No. 07-56577

GINA D’ESTE, on behalf of herself and others simi- larly situated,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

BAYER CORPORATION; DOES, 1-50,

Defendants - Appellees.

B. The names and addresses of…