Estorga
Estorga v. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 ROBERT ESTORGA, Case No. 16-cv-02668-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. FINAL APPROVAL OF COLLECTIVE
ACTION SETTLEMENT
SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, [Re: ECF 135] 11 Defendant. 12 13 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ unopposed Motion for Approval of Settlement (“Motion”). Mot., ECF 135. In this collective action, Named Plaintiff Robert Estorga alleges that Defendant Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (“VTA”) violated the Fair Standards Labor Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 203, et. seq., by failing to pay him and fellow bus operators overtime for the time spent travelling at the beginning and end of shifts and between shifts. Mot. 2; see First Am. Compl. ¶¶ 1–3, 8–11, 14 (“FAC”), ECF 27. The settlement resolves of the claims of Mr. Estorga as well as eleven individuals who opted into the FLSA collective action (collectively, “Opt-In Plaintiffs”) (together with…