Perez
Perez v. Leprino Foods Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 1:17-cv-00686-AWI-BAM Document 74 Filed 01/06/21 Page 1 of
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOHN PEREZ, on behalf of himself and on CASE NO. 1:17-cv-00686-AWI-BAM behalf of all other similarly situated individuals,
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
Plaintiff, FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION v. (Doc. No. 48) LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; and DOES 1–50, inclusive, Defendants.
In this class action lawsuit, John Perez is suing two cheese manufacturing companies, 18 Leprino Foods Company and Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company.1 Perez is a former Leprino
19 employee. Broadly, Perez alleges that Leprino violated California wage-and-hour laws by (1) not
20 paying employees minimum wages for all hours worked; (2) not providing employees with legally
21 compliant meal and rest periods; and (3) based on…