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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLAUDE BRYANT, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

SERVICE CORPORATION

INTERNATIONAL, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 08-01190 SI

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ DISCOVERY

REQUEST

(Docket No. 285)

Plaintiffs seek a discovery order directing SCI to produce documents and information pertaining

to “lump sum” payments (including flat rate, piece rate, and “special pay task” payments) which

plaintiffs contend SCI hourly employees received for certain types of work in lieu of hourly wages.

Plaintiffs seek documents reflecting the identities of all employees who received these payments, the

identities of all employees who recorded time in connection with these payments, and the manner in

which they recorded such time. Plaintiffs assert that this evidence is relevant to defining the scope of

the class with respect to their claim that SCI failed to compensate employees for all hours worked. 

SCI responds that plaintiffs have received detailed payroll information for all named plaintiffs

in response to Document Request No. 42, and that this information is sufficiently representative for

certification purposes. The Court agrees. Plaintiffs have raised a serious question with respect to the

compensability of on-call time. For certification purposes, however, the Court does not believe that

plaintiffs require payroll information for all SCI employees throughout the nation. Plaintiffs’ discovery

motion is therefore DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 2, 2010 

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:08-cv-01190-SI Document 295 Filed 06/02/10 Page 1 of 1