DiMercurio
DiMercurio v. Equilon Enterprises LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARCO DIMERCURIO, et al., Case No. 19-cv-04029-JSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY
v. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 171 Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement. (Dkt. No. 171; see Dkt. Nos. 172, 175, 178, 179, 180.) After carefully considering the unopposed motion, supporting documents, and post-hearing submissions, and with the benefit of oral argument on October 20, 2022, the Court GRANTS the motion. COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS Defendant (“Shell”) owned and operated an oil refinery in Martinez, California. (Dkt. No. 157 ¶ 2.) The four Class Representatives worked as operators at the refinery until it was sold on January 31, 2020. (Id. ¶¶ 10–14.) Shell required operators to be available for designated 12-hour standby shifts in addition to their regular 12-hour shifts. (Id. ¶ 2.) There were two 1.5-hour …