Wonderly

I. INTRODUCTION

25 Before the Court are the parties’ Joint Motion for Consolidation for Settlement Purposes and Approval of FLSA Settlement (the “Motion”) regarding two actions: Wonderly v. Youngblood (Wonderly), No. 1:16-cv-01621-BAK (SKO) (E.D. Cal. 2016) and Ashley v. Youngblood (Ashley), No. 1:16-cv-1638-BAK (SKO) (E.D. Cal. 2016). (Wonderly, No. 1:16-cv-01621-BAK (SKO) at Doc. 112.) The undersigned1 reviewed the Motion and all supporting material and found the matter suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California’s Local Rule 230(g). The hearing set for January 26, 2022, was therefore VACATED. (Doc. 120.) For the reasons explained below, the Motion shall be granted. II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Darren Wonderly (“Plaintiff Wonderly”), on behalf of himself and those similarly situated current and former “Deputy Sheriffs” employed by the County of Kern (the “County”), initiated the Wonderly action on October 26, 2016, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (Wonderly, No.…