Rosales et al v. El Rancho Farms

Filing 177

ORDER GRANTING 176 Plaintiffs' Request for Approval of the Amended Class Notice, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/8/2014. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARGARITA ROSALES, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
EL RANCHO FARMS, et al.,

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Defendants.
ANGEL LOPEZ CRUZ, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
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EL RANCHO FARMS, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:09-cv-00707- AWI-JLT
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST
FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED CLASS
NOTICE (Doc. 176)

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On December 5, 2014, Plaintiffs Margarita Rosales and Angelica Rosales1 submitted an

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amended Class Notice for the Court’s approval. (Doc. 176.) Plaintiffs have complied with the Court’s

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orders regarding its contents, and the Class Notice contains the information required by Rule 23(c) of

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the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including the nature of the action, the class definition approved by

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The true and correct name of “Angelica Rosales” is “Maria Lorena Corza Alvarado,” though she is known as
“Lorena Corza.” Ms. Corza reports she used the name of her daughter, “Angelica Rosales,” while working at El Rancho.
(Doc. 35-7 at 3). Therefore, the Court will refer to plaintiff “Angelica Rosales” as “Lorena Corza.”

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the Court, the claims and issues to be resolved, how a class member may enter the action and appear

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through an attorney or chose to be excluded from the class, the time and method to opt-out of the class,

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and the binding effect of a class judgment. For these reasons, final approval of the Class Notice (Doc.

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176) is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 8, 2014

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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