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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MARIA DEL CARMEN PENA, et al., Case No. 2:13-cv-01282-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER TAYLOR FARMS PACIFIC, INC., et al., Defendants. 15 In this dispute over defendants’ alleged Labor Code violations, plaintiffs renew their previously denied motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement. For the reasons below, the court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND The factual background of this case is recounted in the court’s most recent order denying preliminary approval of the parties’ settlement. See First Order on Mot. for Prelim. Approval (“First Order”), ECF 305. As noted there, on February 10, 2015, the court granted in part and denied in part plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. Specifically, the court: (1) denied certification of all classes and subclasses as to defendant SlingShot Connections, LLC; (2) denied certification of the donning and doffing subclass; (3) granted certification of two meal…