Ludlow

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIEL LUDLOW, individually and on Case No.: 18cv1190-JO-JLB behalf of others similarly situated; and 12 WILLIAM LANCASTER, individually ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ and on behalf of others similarly situated, MOTION FOR FLSA

DECERTIFICATION AND

Plaintiffs,

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

v. FLOWERS FOODS, INC., a Georgia corporation; FLOWERS BAKERIES, 17 LLC, a Georgia limited liability company; and FLOWERS FINANCE, LLC, a limited liability company, 19 Defendants. 20 Plaintiffs are current and former delivery workers alleging that Defendants intentionally misclassified them as independent contractors instead of employees. They claim that Defendants did so in order to avoid paying them overtime and providing them with other employment benefits. Plaintiffs filed a wage and hour complaint asserting a collective claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and class action claims under the California Labor Code. Dkt. 56 (FAC).1 27 1 On July 5, 2022, the Court…