Newell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOUIS NEWELL, an individual, for himself ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01314-NONE-JLT and those similarly situated, et al., ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiffs, ) GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR ) CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION OF PART OF v. ) THE CASE AND FACILITATED NOTICE TO 14 ) PUTATIVE COLLECTION MEMBERS ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING ) (CALIFORNIA) INC., a California ) (Doc. 19) corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) )

This matter is before the court on Plaintiffs’ motion for conditional certification and facilitated notice under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). (Doc. 19.) Defendant filed an opposition on April 17, 2020. (Doc. 21.) Plaintiffs filed a reply on April 24, 2020. (Doc. 22.) According to General Orders 612 and 617, the Court did not hold a hearing on this matter and took the motion under submission without oral argument. For the reasons discussed…