Salinas v. Nestle Purina PetCare Company

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 EMMAUEL SALINAS, on behalf of himself ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01140 JLT CDB and the Class Members, ) 12 ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR Plaintiff, ) PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS 13 ) ACTION SETTLEMENT ) 14 v. ) (Doc. 51) ) 15 NESTLÉ PURINA PETCARE COMPANY, ) ) 16 Defendant. ) ) 17

18 Emmanuel Salinas asserts Nestlé Purina PetCare Company failed to comply with wage and hour 19 laws arising under the California Labor Code, California Business & Professions Code, and Fair Labor 20 Standards Act. (See generally Doc. 50.) Salinas seeks preliminary approval of the settlement reached 21 in this action. Specifically, Salinas seeks: (1) conditional certification of the proposed settlement class, 22 (2) preliminary approval of the settlement terms, including approval of an FLSA Collective; (3) 23 appointment as the class representative; (4) appointment of the firm of Schneider Wallace Cottrell 24 Konecky LLP…