Lizarraga
Lizarraga v. Growers' Choice, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAMON LIZARRAGA, et al., No. 2:19-cv-00526-TLN-DB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GROWERS’ CHOICE, INC., et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Ramon Lizarraga and Jaime Cardenas’s (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) Motion for Attorneys’ Fees. (ECF No. 35.) Defendants Growers’ Choice, Inc., and Robert Longstreth (collectively, “Defendants”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 37.) Plaintiffs filed a reply. (ECF No. 39.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiffs’ motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On March 25, 2019, Plaintiffs filed this class action lawsuit alleging Defendants violated various state and federal labor laws. (ECF No. 35-1 at 7.) On August 11, 2020, the parties participated in mediation and reached a settlement. (Id. at 9.) The parties were unable to agree to attorneys’ fees as part…