Fuapau
Fuapau v. LHOIST North America of Arizona, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SIONE FUAPAU, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04404-VKD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY
v. APPROVAL OF CLASS AND
REPRESENTATIVE ACTION
LHOIST NORTH AMERICA OF SETTLEMENT
ARIZONA, INC.,
Re: Dkt. Nos. 51, 59 Defendant.
13 Plaintiffs Sione Fuapau, Alfredo Godinez, Gabriel Mendoza, Manual Vaca, Michael Nau, Antonio Guzman, Jesus Guerrero, Ivan Pacheco, and Miguel Reyes, Jr. filed this state law wage- and-hour action for themselves and on behalf of others similarly situated against their employer, defendant Lhoist North America of Arizona, Inc. (“Lhoist”). Dkt. No. 43. The parties agreed to a settlement, and plaintiffs moved for preliminary approval of that settlement, which Lhoist did not oppose. Dkt. Nos. 51, 53. After hearing oral argument on plaintiffs’ motion on March 1, 2022, the Court denied the motion without prejudice on March 21, 2022, citing…