Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

6 Case No.: 1:18-cv-00948-AWI-SKO ARTURO GONZALEZ on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, and on

behalf of the general public, ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF

Plaintiffs, CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT v.

10 NCI GROUP, INC., dba NCI BUILDING (Doc. No. 18) SYSTEMS; and DOES 1-100,

Defendants.

14 15 Plaintiff Arturo Gonzalez (“Gonzalez” or “Plaintiff”) brought this putative class action against NCI Group, Inc. (“NCI”) alleging various claims stemming from missed or abbreviated rest and meal breaks.1 The Parties reached a settlement prior to class certification. Plaintiff now brings an unopposed motion for conditional certification of the proposed class (the “Class”) under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and preliminary approval of the settlement. For the reasons set forth below, Gonzalez’s motion will be denied without prejudice. I. BACKGROUND NCI manufactures and markets metal building systems and components for the nonresidential construction…