Johnson v. Serenity Transportation, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CURTIS JOHNSON, et al., Case No. 15-cv-02004-JSC
Plaintiffs,
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
v. CLASS ACTION SETTEMENT
SERENITY TRANSPORTATION, INC., et Re: Dkt. No. 340 al., 11 Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement. (Dkt. No. 340.)1 After careful consideration of the unopposed motion and supporting documents, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), VACATES the July 22, 2021 hearing, and GRANTS the motion for the reasons explained below. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are mortuary drivers who filed suit against their employer, Serenity Transportation, Inc. (“Serenity Transportation”) and its owner David Friedel (“Friedel”) (together, the “Serenity Defendants”), as well as Service Corporation International (“SCI”) and SCI California Funeral Services, Inc. (together, “the SCI Defendants”). (Dkt. No. 121 at 2.)…