9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

12 CASEY KNOX and MERCADO ANIMA, on their own behalf and on behalf of all those 13 similarly situated, TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF 14 Plaintiffs, CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT 15 vs.

16 AN IMPORTS OF STEVENS CREEK, INC.

d/b/a MINI OF STEVENS CREEK; ALLISON

17 BAVARIAN d/b/a BMW OF MOUNTAIN

VIEW; AUTONATION INC., d/b/a

18 AUTOWEST MINI OF MOUNTAIN VIEW

CORP., and BMW OF MOUNTAIN VIEW; and

19 DOES 1-10,

20 Defendants.

25 I. INTRODUCTION

26 This is a putative class action arising out of various alleged Labor Code violations. The 27 Complaint, filed on September 27, 2017, sets forth the following causes of action: (1) Failure to 28 Pay for Each Hour Worked at the Appropriate Rate; (2) Failure to Authorize and Permit Paid

1 Rest Breaks; (3) Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized Wage Statements; (4) Violation of 2 California’s Unfair Competition Law; and (5) Failure to Provide All Wages Due at Separation. 3 The parties have reached a s