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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAFAEL SANDOVAL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

M1 AUTO COLLISIONS CENTERS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-03230-EDL 

ORDER ON CLASS NOTICE

Re: Dkt. No. 211

On April 29, 2016, after meeting and conferring regarding the proposed class notice 

prepared by Plaintiffs, the Parties filed a joint letter outlining disputes with regard to three sections 

of the notice. After considering the Parties’ letter, the Court orders as follows:

The “Failure to issue accurate wage statements” section of the notice shall state:

California law requires employers to issue wage statements that 

accurately list the wages earned and hours worked, among other 

things. Plaintiffs allege that Autowest’s wage statements do not list 

separate pay for rest breaks. The lawsuit will determine whether 

wage statements provided by Autowest are inaccurate.

The class notice shall include Plaintiffs’ proposed Section 5, “Why is this lawsuit a class 

action,” modified as follows:

The third bulleted item shall state: “Plaintiffs Rafael Sandoval, Luis 

Martin Calixto, and Adrian Ramirez have shown that their rest break 

and wage statement claims (based on the rest break claim) are 

typical of the claims of the rest of the Class;”

The fourth bulleted item shall state: “Plaintiffs Rafael Sandoval, 

Luis Martin Calixto, and Adrian Ramirez and the lawyers 

representing the class will fairly and adequately represent the class’ 

interests;”

The fifth bulleted item shall be omitted.

The seventh bulleted item shall state: “Treating the rest break and 

the related wage statement claims on a class-wide basis will be more 

efficient than having many individual lawsuits.”

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The class notice shall contain Section 11 as proposed by Plaintiffs, including both phone 

numbers for class counsel. The class notice may also contain a link to a website created by class 

counsel where class members can download the complaint, Defendants’ answer, and the Court’s 

class certification order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2016

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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