Garcia
Garcia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 JULIO GARCIA, Case No.: 18-cv-00500-L-MDD
Plaintiff,
CLASS ACTION
v.
ORDER DENYING WALMART’S
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., et al.,
MOTION TO DECERTIFY CLASS
Defendants. ACTION AND DISMISS PAGA
CLAIMS [ECF NO. 96]
18 Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Decertify Class Certification and Dismiss PAGA claims in this class action alleging violations of the California Labor Code. [ECF No. 96.] Plaintiffs oppose. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L. R. 7.1(d.1). For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Defendants’ Motion. I. BACKGROUND This is a class action alleging Defendants Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) violate California Labor Code §§ 201-203 by failing to pay its separating employees, whether involuntarily terminated or voluntarily 28 resigned, all final wages within the…