Legal Opinion
Benedict v. Hewlett-Packard Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 8, 2016No. Case No. 13-cv-00119-BLFPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*461ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO CERTIFY CLASS
[Re: ECF 306]
BETH LABSON FREEMAN, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs, former Hewlett-Packard (“HP”) employees, seek certification of three classes pursuant to Rule 23: Technical Solutions Consultants (“TSCs”) I — III at HP who provided technical support for various arms of HP’s Enterprise and Software Groups in California, Colorado, and Massachusetts. Plaintiffs contend that all of the purported class members perform the same “limited troubleshooting role” pursuant to “regimented procedural guidelines” and that HP misclassified them as…
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