Salinas v. Nestle Purina PetCare Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EMMAUEL SALINAS, on behalf of himself ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01140 JLT CDB and the Class Members, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR Plaintiff, ) PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ) ACTION SETTLEMENT ) v. ) (Doc. 51) ) NESTLÉ PURINA PETCARE COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) )

Emmanuel Salinas asserts Nestlé Purina PetCare Company failed to comply with wage and hour laws arising under the California Labor Code, California Business & Professions Code, and Fair Labor Standards Act. (See generally Doc. 50.) Salinas seeks preliminary approval of the settlement reached in this action. Specifically, Salinas seeks: (1) conditional certification of the proposed settlement class, (2) preliminary approval of the settlement terms, including approval of an FLSA Collective; (3) appointment as the class representative; (4) appointment of the firm of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP…