Blackwell
Blackwell v. Commercial Refrigeration Specialists, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Tim Blackwell, No. 2:20-cv-01968-KJM-CKD No. 2:20-cv-02281-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, vy. ORDER Commercial Refrigeration Specialists, Inc.; Climate Pros LLC; Does 1 through 50, 16 Defendants. 17 In the two related cases captioned above, plaintiff Tim Blackwell pursues claims against defendants Commercial Refrigeration Specialists, Inc. (CRS), Climate Pros LLC (Climate Pros), and unnamed doe defendants.’ In both actions, he alleges defendants violated provisions of the California Labor Code when they did not provide meal period and rest break wages, overtime and minimum wages, accurate wage statements, all wages owed, or necessary reimbursement wages 23 to him and others like him. In the first filed action, plaintiff brings a class action. In the second, 24 plaintiff brings a representative action under the Private Attorney Generals Act of 2004 (PAGA). ‘Tn plaintiffs original class…