Terri Gibson v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 TERRI GIBSON, Case № 5:20-cv-00318-ODW (SPx) and all other aggrieved employees, 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION 13 v. FOR APPROVAL OF PAGA SETTLEMENT [31]

SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. OF

15 ARIZONA, LLC, et al.,

Defendants. 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Terri Gibson brings this diversity action against Defendants Swift 21 Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC and Swift Transportation Services, LLC (together, 22 “Swift”) under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). (Second Am. 23 Compl. (“SAC”), ECF No. 19.) With her sole cause of action under PAGA, Gibson 24 alleges that Swift violated labor laws regarding meal and rest periods, overtime wages, 25 accurate wage statements, and waiting time penalties. (SAC ¶¶ 32–36.) The parties 26 have reached an agreement through mediation (“Settlement”), and Gibson now moves 27 a second time for approval of the Settlement. (Mot., ECF No. 31; Decl. of…