Vasquez
Vasquez v. Leprino Foods Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 ISAIAS VASQUEZ and LINDA HEFKE, CASE NO. 1:17-cv-00796-AWI-BAM
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY and SANCTIONS
LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS
COMPANY, (Doc. Nos. 166, 172)
Defendants.
12 I. Introduction In this lawsuit, two cheese manufacturing companies are being sued by two of their employees for violating California’s wage-and-hour laws. The two employees are Isaias Vasquez and Linda Hefke (collectively “Plaintiffs”). The two cheese manufacturing companies are Leprino Foods Company and Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company (collectively “Defendants” or “Leprino”).1 Plaintiffs moved for class certification pursuant to Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court granted that motion, in part. See Doc. No. 163 (Court’s certification order). Leprino then moved the Court to…