Borelli
Borelli v. Black Diamond Aggregates, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Edward Borelli, et al., No. 2:14-cv-02093-KJM-KJN Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Black Diamond Aggregates, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Several former employees of Black Diamond Aggregates, Inc. are pursuing wage and hour claims on behalf of a putative class against the company and its parent, Basic Resources, Inc. The parties have reached a settlement agreement, and the matter is before the court on the 20 plaintiffs’ unopposed motion for preliminary approval of the class and collective action settlement. See Mot., ECF No. 87; Stmts. Non-Opp’n, ECF Nos. 96, 97. The motion was submitted without argument and is granted for the reasons provided in this order. 23 I. BACKGROUND According to the operative complaint, Black Diamond used a compensation scheme that 25 paid drivers less than minimum wages and wrongfully withheld pay for required rest breaks and 26 other working time. See,…