Smith v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONICA SMITH and ERIKA SIERRA, Case No.: 3:18-cv-00780-KSC individually and on behalf of all other 12 similarly situated individuals, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF Plaintiff,

CLASS/COLLECTIVE ACTION

14 v. SETTLEMENT [DOC. NO. 67] 15 KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, a California corporation, Defendant. 18 19 This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class/Collective Action Settlement. [Doc. No. 67.] No opposition or objection to the motion has been filed, however, for the reasons set forth below, the Motion is DENIED. I. Background This lawsuit arises out of defendant Kaiser Foundation Hospitals’ (“Kaiser”) alleged failure to properly compensate certain call center employees. Kaiser offers call center services to patients and insured members located in California, Georgia and Hawaii. [Doc. No. 70, First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), ¶ 2.]…