Garcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CRISTOBAL GARCIA, an individual, on ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-01261-DAD JLT behalf of himself and all others similarly ) situated, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS Plaintiff, ) SETTLEMENT

v. ) (Doc. 41) ) SCHLUMBERGER LIFT SOLUTIONS, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) )

Cristobal Garcia asserts that he and others employed by Defendants Schlumberger suffered wage and hour violations, including lost wages. Plaintiff now seeks preliminary approval of a class settlement related only the claim for “payment of safety bonuses by the Defendants which were not used in calculating overtime.” (Doc. 41-1 at 6) Specifically, Plaintiff seeks: (1) conditional certification of the settlement class; (2) preliminary approval of the settlement; (3) appointment of Plaintiff as the class representative; (4) appointment of Peter Dion-Kindem and Lonnie Blanchard as class counsel; (5) approval of the…