Hakeem

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHAUENGA M HAKEEM, Case No. 19-cv-02161-VC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DECERTIFYING CLASS AS

v. TO DRUG TEST CLAIMS;

GRANTING MOTION FOR

TRANSDEV SERVICES, INC., et al., SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO

HAKEEM ON DRUG TEST CLAIMS

Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.

This case has a somewhat strange history. Two classes were certified: (i) a class of Transdev employees who underwent mandatory drug testing required as a contingency of employment; and (ii) a class of Transdev employees who received blended paycheck stubs.1 Transdev then moved for summary judgment only as to the claims relating to the drug test class. The evidence submitted in connection with the summary judgment motion cast doubt on whether the drug test claims were properly certified for class treatment. For the reasons discussed below, the drug test class is now decertified, and Transdev’s motion for summary judgment as to Hakeem’s drug test claims is granted on an individual basis. 1. Decertification of drug test class. The evidence presented at the class certification stage suggested that the experiences of proposed class members…