T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by 9th C i r . R . 36- 3. 1 NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS F O R T H E N IN T H C IR C U IT DA NI EL SE PULVEDA; AN I TA PE RE Z; A N T O N I O P R A N G N E R , i ndi vi dua l l yand on behal f of a l l si m i l ar l y s i tuat ed i n d i v i d u al s, P l ai n t i ffs - A p p el l an t s, v. W A L - M A R T S T O R E S , I N C ., D ef

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o rn ia B efo re: S C H R O E D E R , W A R D L A W , an d T A L L M A N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P l ai nt i ff s, curr entand form erA ss i st antM anagers of D ef endant , W al -M art S t o res, In c. , ap p eal th e d i stri ctco u rt ’ s o rd er d en yi n g th ei r m o t i o n fo r cl ass 

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c e rt i f i c a t i on. W e pr e vi ous l y r e ve r s e d i n pa rta nd a f f i rm e d i n pa rtthe de ni a l of c la s s c e rtif

ic a tio n . See Sepulve da v. W al-M art Stores , Inc. , 275 F e d. A ppx. 672 ( 9th C i r . 2008) . W a l - M a rtf i l e d ape t i t i on f

orr e he a r i ng a nd pe t i t i on f orr e he a r i ng e n b a n c . D e c i s i o n o n th e p e t i t i o n s w a s s t a y e d p e n d i n g th e U n i t e d St a t e s Su p r e me C ourt ’ s de c i s i on i n W

al-M art Stores , Inc. v. D ukes , __ U . S . __, 131 S . C t . 2541 ( 2011) . H a vi ng r e que s t e d, r e c e i ve d, a nd r e vi e w e d s uppl e m e nt a l br i e f s f r om the p a rtie s p o s t- D ukes , w e now gr a ntthe pe t i t i on f orr e he a r i ng a nd va c a t e ourpr e vi ous d is p o s itio n . W e pr e vi ous l y he l d tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtabus e d i t s di s c r e t i on by de ny i ng cl as s c ert i fi ca t i on un der F eder al R ul e of C i vi l P roce du re 23 (b)( 2) because i tre l i ed o n th e n o n - in c id e n ta l te s t n o t f o llo w e d b yo u rc ir c u it a s o f th a t tim e . See Se pulv e da , 275 F e d. A ppx. a t672. I n D ukes the C ourte xpl i c i t l ya dopt e d the “ not in c id e n ta l” te s t f

o rc e rtif ic a tio n u n d e rR u le 2 3 ( b ) ( 2 ) . D ukes , 131 S . C t . a t2557 ( “W e n o w h o ld th a t [ c la im s f o rm o n e ta ryr e lie f

] m a yn o t [ b e c e rtif

ie d u n d e rR u le 23( b) ( 2) ] , a tl e a s tw he r e ( a s he r e ) the m one t a ryr e l i e f i s noti nc i de nt a l t o the i nj unc t i ve orde c l a r a t ory r e l i e f . ” ) . T he C ourtf

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i e d tha tR ul e 23( b) ( 2)

“ do es no tautho ri ze cl as s c ert i fi ca t i on w hen each cl as s m em ber w ou l d b e e nt i t l ed t o an i nd i vi du al i ze d aw ar d o f m on et ary dam ages . ” I d.3

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“ re qu i re hi gh l y i nd i vi du al i ze d p roof of the du t i es ea ch [A ss i st antM anager] p e r f o rm e d , th e h o u r s s p e n t o n th o s e d u tie s , a n d th e o v e rtim e h o u r s a c tu a lly w orked. ” Sepu lve da v. W al-M art Stores , Inc. , 2 3 7 F .R .D . 2 2 9 , 2 4 6 ( C .D . C a l. 2 0 0 6 ) . T h e c o u rt a ls o f o u n d th a t f

e w e rth a n h a lf

th e p u ta tiv e c la s s m e m b e r s c o u ld be ne f i tf r om i nj unc t i ve r e l i e f

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o rm o f a n a c c o u n t i n g a n d p a y me n to f o v e rt i me c o m p e n s a tio n a lle g e d lyw r o n g f u llyw ith h e ld

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orthe di s tr i c tc ourthe r e t o f i nd tha tthe m o n e ta ry r e lie f

s o u g h t w a s n o t in c id e n ta l to th e in ju n c tiv e r e lie f

s o u g h t. W e a f f irm d e n ia l o f

c la s s c e rtif

ic a tio n u n d e rR u le 2 3 ( b ) ( 2 ) . I n ourpr e vi ous or de rw e i ns truc t e d the di s tr i c tc ourtt o r e c ons i de r , i n the a l t e rna t i ve , us i ng R ul e 23( c ) ( 4) “ t o c e rt i f ys pe c i f i c i s s ue s unde rthe R ul e 23( b) ( 2) st andard. ” Se

pulv e da , 275 F e d. A ppx. a t672. B e c aus e w e now a f f i rm de ni a l of c l a s s c e rt i f

i c a t i on unde rR ul e 23( b) ( 2) i ti s no l onge rne c e s s a ryorpos s i bl e f orthe d i s tr i c tc o u rtt o c o n s i d e rs e v e r i n g p a rt i c u l a ri s s u e s f o rc l a s s tr e a tm e n t , a n d we af fi rm the di stri ctcourt ’ s deni al of cl as s c ert i fi ca t i on for l i m i t ed pu rposes un der R ul e 23(c)( 4).4

W e p r e v io u s lyh e ld th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u rt d id n o t ab u s e its d is c r e tio n in de ny i ng c l a s s c e rt i f

i c a t i on unde rR ul e 23( b) ( 3) a nd w e r e a f f i rm tha tde c i s i on. T he p a rtie s d o n o t c o n te s t th is h o ld in g a n d th u s w e d o n o t d is tu rb it. A F F I R M E D .