Ortiz

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

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

CLASS CERTIFICATION

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

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