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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 MARIA DEL CARMEN PENA, et al., Case No. 2:13-cv-01282-KJM-AC 11 Plaintiffs, 12 v. ORDER 13 TAYLOR FARMS PACIFIC, INC., et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 In this dispute over defendants’ alleged Labor Code violations, plaintiffs renew their 17 previously denied motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement. For the reasons 18 below, the court GRANTS the motion. 19 I. BACKGROUND 20 The factual background of this case is recounted in the court’s most recent order denying 21 preliminary approval of the parties’ settlement. See First Order on Mot. for Prelim. Approval 22 (“First Order”), ECF 305. As noted there, on February 10, 2015, the court granted in part and 23 denied in part plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. Specifically, the court: (1) denied 24 certification of all classes and subclasses as to defendant SlingShot Connections, LLC; (2) denied 25 certification of the donning and doffing subclass; (3) granted certification of two meal…