Miguel Gutierrez v. New Hope Harvesting, LLC

O 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No. 2:19-cv-07077-FWS-AJR

MIGUEL GUTIERREZ, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR Plaintiff, PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF

CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTION AND

v. PAGA SETTLEMENT [214]

NEW HOPE HARVESTING, LLC.;

GUADALUPE GASPAR; EUGENIA

GASPAR MARTINEZ; ARACELI

GASPAR GASPAR MARTINEZ; AND

18 JDB PRO, INC., d/b/a CENTRAL WEST PRODUCE, Inclusive, 20 Defendants. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Before the court is Plaintiff Miguel Gutierrez’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Approval of Class/Collective Action and PAGA Settlement. (Dkt. 214 (“Motion” or “Mot.”).) The court held oral argument on the matter on April 11, 2024. (Dkt. 215.) Based on the state of the record, as applied to the applicable law, the Motion is GRANTED. I. Background In this case, Plaintiff brings several claims under federal and state laws against Defendants New Hope Harvesting LLC, Guadalupe Gaspar, Eugenia Gaspar Martinez, and…