Valenzuela
Valenzuela v. Best-Line Shades, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DOLORES VALENZUELA, et al., Case No. 19-cv-07293-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ENTRY OF DEFAULT
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 63, 67 BEST-LINE SHADES, INC., et al., Defendants.
12 Plaintiffs Dolores Valenzuela, Adela Flores, and Raymunda Menjivar filed this wage and 13 hour class and collective action against their former employer Best-Line Shades, Inc., Best-Line, 14 Inc., and its owner and president Jill Schaffer seeking to recover unpaid wages and penalties under 15 the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California labor laws. On August 10, 2021, the Court 16 granted Plaintiffs’ motion for certification of a class and collective action under Federal Rule of 17 Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) and FLSA, Section § 216(b). (Dkt. No. 53.) The Court subsequently 18 granted Plaintiffs’ motion to compel Defendants to provide a copy of the class list so that class 19 notice could be provided. (Dkt. No. 60.) Defendants failed to comply with that order and Defense 20 counsel subsequently moved to withdraw from representation of (1) the Best-Line entities because 21…