Amaro
Amaro v. Gerawan Farming, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAFAEL MARQUEZ AMARO, et al., No. 1:14-cv-00147-DAD-SAB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
GERAWAN FARMING, INC, et al., CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Defendants. (Doc. No. 107) 16 17 This matter came before the court on June 4, 2019, for hearing on plaintiffs Rafael Marquez Amaro and Jesus Alarcon Urzua’s (“plaintiffs”) motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement. (Doc. No. 107.) Attorney Liane Katzenstein Ly appeared telephonically on behalf of plaintiffs. Attorneys Ronald Barsamian and Bradley Hamburger appeared on behalf of defendants. For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs’ motion will be granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are former employees who worked as field workers for defendants. (Doc. No. 34-22 at ¶ 3; Doc. No. 34-23 at ¶ 3.) Defendants grow and harvest grapes, oranges, and various stone fruits in California. (Doc. No.…