Western Growers Association v. City of Coachella

O 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESTERN GROWERS Case No. 5:21-cv-00602-JWH-KKx

ASSOCIATION;

CALIFORNIA FRESH FRUIT ASSOCIATION; and MEMORANDUM OPINION AND GROWING COACHELLA VALLEY, ORDER (1) GRANTING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

Plaintiffs, DISMISS [ECF No. 11]; AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ v. MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION [ECF No. 14] CITY OF COACHELLA;

STEVEN HERNANDEZ;

JOSIE GONZALEZ;

MEGAN BEAMAN JACINTO;

DENISE DELGADO; and

NETALI GALARZA,

19 Defendant. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 I. INTRODUCTION This case concerns the Premium Pay for Grocery Workers Ordinance (the “Hero Pay Ordinance” or “Ordinance”) enacted by Defendant City of Coachella (the “City”),1 which mandates that agricultural workers and grocery workers (among other classes of employees) employed by designated employers in the area must be paid at a rate of $4.00 more than their hourly wage for a 7 …