Sams

Filed 11/3/21 Sams v. Sorenson Concrete CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Butte) ----

TRAVIS SAMS, C088905

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 17CV02876)

v.

SORENSON CONCRETE, INC.,

Defendant and Respondent.

Travis Sams filed a wage and hour class action suit against his former employer, Sorenson Concrete, Inc. (Sorenson). In response to the suit, Sorenson entered into agreements with the majority of putative class members to release the claims alleged in the suit for monetary payments. After 13 months, Sams moved for class certification. The court denied certification in a one-paragraph ruling, reasoning that (1) Sams’ “claims are atypical of the proposed putative class because Plaintiff…