Thomas
Thomas v. Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 JAKE THOMAS, et al., Case No. 19-cv-01860-MMC
Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS'
MOTION FOR CLASS
v. CERTIFICATION; DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO KIMPTON HOTEL & RESTAURANT EXCLUDE OPINIONS OF PLAINTIFFS'
GROUP, LLC, DAMAGES EXPERT
10 Defendant. 11 Before the Court are two motions: (1) plaintiffs Jake Thomas ("Thomas"), Salvatore Galati ("Galati"), and Jonathan Martin's ("Martin") Motion for Class Certification, filed September 21, 2021, and (2) defendant Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC's ("Kimpton") Motion to Exclude the Opinions of Plaintiffs' Damages Expert, filed November 22, 2021. The motions have been fully briefed. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motions, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND In the operative complaint, the Third Amended Complaint ("TAC"), plaintiffs…