Elorreaga
Elorreaga v. ABB, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERTO ELORREAGA, et al., Case No. 21-cv-05696-HSG
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
CERTIFY QUESTION FOR
v. INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 203, 204 Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is Defendant ViacomCBS’s motion for certification of an order for interlocutory appeal under 29 U.S.C. § 1292(b). Dkt. No. 203. Specifically, Defendants seek to certify for interlocutory appeal the Court’s finding that the government contractor defense outlined in Boyle v. United Technologies Corp., 487 U.S. 500 (1988), does not apply to the federal maritime law claims in this case. See id. The Court denied Defendants’ motions for summary judgment and granted Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on this basis. See Dkt. No. 194 at 2–8. Plaintiffs oppose the motion for certification. Dkt. No. 208. In general, parties may only appeal orders which “end[] the litigation on the…