Stoddart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL H. STODDART, et al., No. 2:12-cv-01054-KJM-CKD Plaintiffs, v. ORDER EXPRESS SERVICES, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Michael Stoddart (“Plaintiff”) brings this putative class action against defendants Express Services, Inc. (“Express”), Phillips & Associates, Inc. (“Phillips”), and Western Wine Services, Inc. (“Western Wine”), alleging several California Labor Code violations. See generally Second Am. Compl. (“SAC”), ECF No. 94. On March 9, 2018, plaintiff first moved for preliminary approval of class action settlement. Prelim. Approval of Class Action Settlement Mem. P. & A. (“Pl.’s Mem. I”), ECF No. 156. The motion was unopposed, but Elaine Martin (“Martin”), a named plaintiff in a related wage and hour class action pending in Solano County Superior Court, requested leave to file an amicus brief in opposition to plaintiff’s motion. Ex Parte Appl., ECF No. 158. On May 18, 2018, the court held a hearing…