Hinds
Hinds v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHELLE HINDS, et al., Case No. 18-cv-01431-JSW
Plaintiffs,
ORDER (1) DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
v. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL ON
PAGA CLAIMS; (2) AND COURT’S
FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INTENDED PROCEDURES FOR INC., et al., BENCH TRIAL ON PAGA CLAIMS 11 Defendants.
13 This matter is scheduled for a trial on October 24, 2022. Plaintiffs Michelle Hinds and 14 Tyrone Powell (“Plaintiffs”) allege that Defendants, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. 15 (“FedEx”) and Bay Rim Services, Inc. (“Bay Rim”), violated various provisions of California’s Labor Code and Industrial Wage Commission Orders. Plaintiffs also assert that FedEx is liable 17 because it was their “joint employer.” 18 In addition to their individual claims for relief, Plaintiffs bring claims under the California 19 Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (the “PAGA claim”), which the Court has 20 limited to individuals employed by Bay Rim. (See Dkt. No. 201.) The parties dispute whether the 21 Seventh…