Walter
Walter v. Leprino Foods Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 FRED WALTER, an individual, on CASE NO. 2:20-CV-00700-AWI-BAM behalf of himself and all members of the putative class
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
Plaintiff, FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
v. (Doc. No. 32) LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; and DOES 1–100, inclusive,
Defendants.
14 15 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Fred Walter’s motion for class certification. Doc. No. 32. Charles Bates filed suit against two cheese manufacturing companies, Leprino Foods Company and Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company (collectively, “Leprino”),1 alleging violations of California’s wage and hour laws for unpaid meal and rest period premiums, unpaid minimum wages, untimely wage payments, non-compliant wage statements, and violations of California’s unfair competition law. Doc. Nos. 1 & 7. After the Court dismissed Bates’ request for statutory penalties for his wage statement claim, and for…