Guzman
Guzman v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ADRIANA GUZMAN, et al., Case No. 17-cv-02606-HSG Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
CLASS CERTIFICATION
v. Re: Dkt. No. 82 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is the motion for class certification filed by Plaintiffs Adriana Guzman, Juan Pablo Aldana Lira, and Jonathan Poot. See Dkt. No. 82. The Court held a hearing on the motion on June 18, 2019. See Dkt. No. 114. Having carefully considered the parties’ arguments, the Court DENIES the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs filed this putative class action on February 17, 2017, in San Francisco County Superior Court, asserting claims for employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under California law. See Dkt. No. 1-1, Ex. A. Defendants Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and Chipotle Services, LLC,1 removed this action on May 5, 2017. See Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants and their corporate policies “systematically discriminate”…