Finder

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JERROD FINDER, on behalf of himself CASE NO. 1:13-cv-02059-AWI-BAM and a class of others similarly situated, 8 Plaintiff, ORDER ON DISCOVERY PERIOD 9 v. 10 LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 13 Defendants.

16 On November 15, 2016, the Court consolidated Finder v. Leprino, 1:13-cv-2059-AWI- 17 BAM and Talavera v. Leprino, 1:15-cv-105-AWI-BAM. See Doc. No. 63. In issuing its order, 18 the Court acknowledged that “[i]n Talavera, the parties have completed class certification-related 19 discovery and [filed] a motion for class certification,” but “[i]n Finder, the Court understands that 20 no discovery has been conducted.” Id. at 6. This distinction in discovery status is significant 21 because the pending Talavera motion for class certification covers only the time period between 22 01/21/2011 and 09/12/2016 while the time period covered in Finder dates back to 12/17/2009. Id. 23 at 6, 8; see also Doc. No. 136 at 1-2. In other words, discovery…