Englert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHAD ENGLERT, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-01239-NONE-SAB

Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING ON JOINT MOTION FOR

v. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT OF FLSA

ACTION

CITY OF MERCED,

SEVEN DAY DEADLINE

Defendant.

16 On April 6, 2020, a joint motion for approval of a settlement agreement was filed in this matter. Upon review of the motion, the Court shall require supplemental briefing on the following issues. 1. Certification of the Class Federally courts generally use a two-step approach to determine whether to allow a collective action to proceed. Tijero v. Aaron Bros., Inc., 301 F.R.D. 314, 323 (N.D. Cal. 2013). Initially, the court determines whether the potential class members should receive notice of the action, and plaintiffs can satisfy their burden to show that they are “similarly situated.” The Ninth Circuit has held that “plaintiffs are similarly situated, and may proceed in a collective, to the extent they share a…