Henry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 Ricky Henry, No. 2:16-cv-00280-JAM-EFB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO STAY ACTION

Central Freight Lines, Inc., Defendant. 15 Ricky Henry (“Henry” or “Plaintiff”) worked for Central Freight Lines, Inc. (“CFL” or “Defendant”) as a truck driver from April 2014 to February 2015. Henry alleges CFL intentionally and illegally misclassified him, and other putative class member- truck drivers, as independent contractors to deny them statutory benefits owed under the California Labor Code. CFL contends that Henry, and the putative class members, were properly classified as independent contractors and therefore not entitled to certain protections and benefits under the California Labor Code. Since this Court’s decision on CFL’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Henry’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, Order, ECF No. 87, the Ninth Circuit withdrew its prior ruling in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro…