Martinez
Martinez v. Knight Transportation, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 ROBERT MARTINEZ, an individual, on No. 1:16-cv-01730-SKO behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, ORDER DENYING PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION
Plaintiff, SETTLEMENT v. (Doc. 70.) KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC. dba
ARIZONA KNIGHT
TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant.
20 This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement and conditional certification of settlement class filed on November 10, 2021. (Doc. 70.) Pursuant to General Order No. 617 addressing the public health emergency posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Plaintiff’s motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. 71.) On September 23, 2022, the parties consented to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Magistrate Judge and the case was reassigned to the undersigned. (See Docs. 76–78.) For the reasons explained below, the Court denies preliminary approval of the…