Aldapa
Aldapa v. Fowler Packing Company Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BEATRIZ ALDAPA, et al., No. 1:15-cv-00420-ADA-SAB Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR
v. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS
ACTION SETTLEMENT
FOWLER PACKING CO., INC., et al., (ECF No. 278) Defendants. 16 I. Factual and Procedural Background This wage-and-hour class action lawsuit proceeds on Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint (hereinafter “FAC”) filed on October 20, 2016. (ECF No. 129.) Plaintiffs are a group of approximately 20,500 seasonal agricultural workers alleging a variety of state and federal labor law violations against Defendants between March 17, 2011 and January 1, 2019. (ECF No. 278 at 11–12.) Defendant Fowler Packing is a commercial grower, packer, and shipper of various fruits, and Defendant Ag Force is a farm labor contractor. (ECF No. 145 at 23.) Defendant Fowler Marketing International is responsible for marketing and…