Ludlow
Ludlow v. Flowers Foods, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL LUDLOW, et al., Case No.: 18-cv-01190-JLS-JLB
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
v. PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR
PROTECTIVE ORDER
FLOWERS FOODS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
16 [ECF No. 169] 17 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Protective Order. (ECF No. 169.) Plaintiffs request that the Court issue a protective order limiting the amount of discovery Defendants may propound on the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) collective action opt- in plaintiffs. Defendants oppose Plaintiffs’ motion and argue that the Court should allow them to conduct individualized discovery from all the 115 opt-in plaintiffs. (ECF No. 170.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part Plaintiffs’ Motion for Protective Order. I. BACKGROUND This case centers around Plaintiffs’ challenge to their employment classification and allegation that…