Ward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Jennifer Ward, et al., No. 2:19-cv-0058 1-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Sutter Valley Hospitals, 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs Jennifer Ward and Sacora Besabe bring this wage and hour action on behalf of 18 surgical technicians against defendant Sutter Valley Hospitals. Five motions currently are 19 pending before the court: 1) defendant’s motion to exclude testimony; 2) defendant’s motion to 20 strike supplemental declaration; 3) plaintiffs’ motion to strike class member declarations; 4) plaintiffs’ motion for class certification; and, 5) plaintiffs’ motion for conditional certification 22 of collective action. As explained below, the court denies defendant’s first motion to exclude 23 testimony; grants defendant’s second motion to strike supplemental declaration; denies 24 plaintiffs’ third motion to strike class member declarations; denies plaintiffs’ fourth motion for 25 class certification; and denies…