Tentative ruling issued by Judge Thomas E. Kuhnle on Dec. 20, 2019 in Santa Clara County, CA - Case no: xxxxx770

9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

12 ERIC S. NICHOLS, on behalf of himself, all others similarly situated, 13 TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION Plaintiff, TO STAY ACTION 14

vs.

16 CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation;

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, a

17 Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 through 50,

inclusive,

23 I. INTRODUCTION

24 According to the allegations of the Complaint in this case (“Nichols PAGA”), filed on 25 December 19, 2017, plaintiff Eric S. Nichols (“Plaintiff”) was hired by defendants Northrop 26 Grumman Systems Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation (together, “Defendants”) 27 in May 2010 as an hourly, non-exempt employee. (Complaint, ¶ 10.) Plaintiff alleges 28 Defendants violated various wage and hour laws, including requiring Plaintiff and the putative

TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION TO STAY ACTION

1 class 1 to go through security checks, failing to provide meal periods, failing to….....