Maciel

I. INTRODUCTION

16 Plaintiffs Jose Maciel and Elvis Bonilla previously filed separate cases in Fresno County 17 Superior Court against Defendant, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 18 201 et seq., and California labor laws. (See Doc. 1 at 1–2.) The two cases were consolidated in 19 state court on April 27, 2016, alleging class action claims, and on July 7, 2017, Defendant removed 20 the case to this court. (See id.) On March 15, 2019, the Court entered a Scheduling Order setting 21 the class certification deadline for September 30, 2019, and the deadline for filing for class 22 certification for December 13, 2019. (Doc. 41 at 2.) Plaintiffs filed a Fifth Amended Complaint on 23 April 30, 2019. (Doc. 44.) 24 On August 13, 2019, the parties filed a “Stipulation Re Discovery of Putative Class Member 25 Identities and Contact Information. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds the disclosure 26 of the personal information of putative class members appropriate and GRANTS the parties’ 27 stipulated request. 28 The stipulation states that during class certification discovery, Plaintiffs requested that 2 Defendant: 3 identify all…