Stonehocker
Stonehocker v. Kindred Healthcare Operating, LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 SARAH STONEHOCKER, CASE NO. 19-cv-02494-YGR
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY
10 vs. JUDGMENT
11 KINDRED HEALTHCARE OPERATING, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 18 12 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Sarah Stonehocker brings this putative class action against defendant Kindred 14 Healthcare Operating, LLC alleging claims under California law for failure to pay overtime 15 wages, failure to pay wages when due, and unlawful business practices. Defendant now moves for 16 an early summary judgment on grounds that (i) plaintiff is bound by the judgment and dismissal 17 entered in Cashon v. Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:16-cv-04889-RS 18 (“Cashon”), and thus, plaintiff’s claims are barred by the doctrine of claim preclusion1; and (ii) 19 plaintiff released her right to bring the claims asserted in this action through the Class Action 20 Settlement Agreement and Stipulation approved by the court in Cashon. (Dkt. No. 18 (“MSJ”).) 21 Having carefully…