Valadez

Plaintiffs Miguel Valadez, Nora Ledesma, Manuel Ledesma, Anthony Green, Jr., *1258 and Eleaquin Temblador ("Plaintiffs") moved for partial summary judgment on their employment status in this wage and hour case. Defendant CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc. ("Defendant") moved to strike or dismiss Plaintiffs' representative Private Attorney General Act of 2003 ("PAGA") claims. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES both motions.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc. ("CSXIT"), a federally registered motor carrier, provides intermodal transport 1 services to shippers that use railroads to transport freight in and out of California. The portion of the intermodal move that takes place by truck is known as drayage. Defendant's customers request drayage services based on railroads' arrival and departure schedules. Drayage drivers ("Drivers") then drive a truck that is hooked up to a trailer or container (which may or may not contain freight) either (i) from a rail ramp to a location in California, or (ii) from a location in California to a rail ramp for later transport out of state. Dkt. 65-4, Hand Decl. ¶ 8.

Defendant previously contracted with Drivers, whom…