Westfall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Robert Westfall, et al., No. 2:16-02632-KJM-CKD Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation, 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs Robert Westfall, Lyn Bobby, David Anderson, and David Ellinger (named 18 plaintiffs) are pursuing wage and hour claims on behalf of a certified class of approximately 200 members against defendant Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation (BMBC).! The parties 20 reached a settlement agreement, and plaintiffs move for preliminary approval of the settlement. See Mot., ECF No. 96. Defendant BMBC filed a statement of non-opposition. Non-Opp’n, ' The first amended complaint only lists Ball as a defendant, but in the motion for preliminary approval plaintiff also includes 20 doe defendants. See First Am. Compl. (FAC), ECF No. 20; Mem. P&A, ECF No. 96-2. Ifa defendant’s identity is unknown when the complaint is filed, plaintiffs have an opportunity through discovery to…