Jose Diaz v. Solar Turbines Incorporated

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE DIAZ, individually, and as a Case No.: 3:20-cv-01156-WQH-KSC representative of other aggrieved 12 employees, ORDER 13 Plaintiff, 14 v. 15 SOLAR TURBINES, INC., a corporation; and DOES 1 through 250, inclusive, Defendants. 18 HAYES, Judge: 19 The matter before the Court is the Motion for Final Approval of Class Action 20 Settlement and Award of Attorney’s Fees and Costs (ECF No. 40) filed by Plaintiff Jose 21 Diaz.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

23 On April 30, 2020, Plaintiff Jose Diaz, individually, and as a representative of other 24 aggrieved employees, filed a Class Action Complaint in the Superior Court for the State of 25 California, County of Los Angeles, against Defendants Solar Turbines, Inc. (hereinafter 26 “Defendant”) and Does 1 through 250. (ECF No. 1-2 at 4). On June 12, 2020, Defendant 27 28 removed the action to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. (ECF No. 1). On June 23, 2020, the action was transferred to this Court. (ECF No. 16). 3 …