Serrano v. 180 Connect, Inc.

478 F.3d 1018 William SERRANO, on behalf of himself, the general public, and as an "aggrieved employee" under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act, No. 06-17366, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. 180 CONNECT, INC.; Mountain Opinion Satellite, Inc.; Ironwood Communications, Inc.; Mountain Center, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. No. 06-17366. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 15, 2007. Filed February 22, 2007. Mark R. Thierman, Esq., Thierman Law Firm, Reno, NV, for the plaintiff-appellee. Michael Hoffman, Esq., Littler Mendelson, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Thelton E. Henderson, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-01363-THE. Before J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, RICHARD D. CUDAHY, * and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges. McKEOWN, Circuit Judge. 1 This case presents yet another unresolved issue under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA"), Pub.L. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005). Defendants-Appellants 180 Connect, Inc., Ironwood Communications, Inc. and Mountain Center, Inc. ("the Employers") appeal from the district court's order…