Ortiz

1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 5 MICHAEL ORTIZ, Case No. 17-cv-03820-JSW

6 Plaintiff,

7 v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

CLASS CERTIFICATION

8 AMAZON.COM LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 139 Defendants. 9

10 11 On April 13, 2020, the Court issued the following Order under seal. (See Dkt. No. 181.) 12 Pursuant to the parties’ joint statement that the Order can be filed in the public record in its 13 entirety, the Court does so. 14 Now before the Court for consideration is the motion for class certification filed by 15 Plaintiff Michael Ortiz (“Ortiz”). The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal 16 authority, and the record in this case, and the Court DENIES Ortiz’s motion.1 17 BACKGROUND 18 Ortiz, on behalf of himself and a putative class, alleges Defendants misclassified their 19 Level 4 Shift Managers as exempt employees under state law. Ortiz asserts five claims for relief: 20 (1) failure to pay overtime in violation of California Labor Code (“Labor Code”)…