Magistrate Judge Allows Limited Depositions Of Absent Class Members In Wage Suit

Mealey's (March 14, 2019, 11:54 AM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California federal magistrate judge on March 5 entered an order allowing depositions of absent class members in a lawsuit over wages for agricultural workers but placed limits on the number of depositions for now and left open the possibility of limiting the length of the depositions in the future (Beatriz Aldapa, et al. v. Fowler Packaging Company Inc., et al., No. 15-420, E.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35284)....