Manzo
Manzo v. McDonald's Restaurants of California, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GENNIFER MANZO, Case No. 1:20-cv-1175-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION AND
v. PAGA SETTLEMENT WITHOUT
PREJUDICE
MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS OF CALIFORNIA, INC., AND DOES 1-50, (Doc. No. 15) 15 Defendants.
17 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff Gennifer Manzo’s (“Plaintiff” or “Manzo”) unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and Private Attorneys General Act Settlement, filed on October 22, 2021. (Doc. No. 15). For the reasons stated herein, the Court denies the motion without prejudice. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed the present action on September 20, 2020. (Doc. No. 1). Asserting diversity jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d), she brought claims for penalties under California Labor Code §§ 226 and 2698, et seq., the Private Attorney Generals Act (“PAGA”). (Id. at 1-2). Plaintiff is a former…