IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE


ROBERT A. JONES, as Acting Labor Commissioner, etc., et al.,
Plaintiffs and Respondents,

v.

WILLIAM S. GREGORY,
Defendant and Appellant.

G030347

(Super. Ct. No. 00CC10286)

O P I N I O N

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Dennis J. Keough, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Reversed and remanded.

Law Offices of Marla Merhab Robinson, John R. Marshall III and Cosmo A. Taormina for Defendant and Appellant.

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Miles E. Locker and Johanna Y. Hsu for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

California Rural Legal Assistance and William G. Hoerger as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

William Gregory appeals from a judgment holding him individually liable for his corporation's â€