Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills CA4/3
This is a wage and hour class action and representative action under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA; Lab. Code § 2698, et seq.). A more complete summary of the facts is contained in the consolidated companion opinion to this appeal (G058397, G058969; the companion opinion). Generally, plaintiffs alleged their employer, Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. (Royalty), which is now known as Royalty Carpet Mills, LLC, failed to provide compliant meal and rest breaks. They asserted claims against Royalty for meal and rest break violations as well as several derivative claims. Following trial, the court awarded plaintiffs a $630,348.31 judgment in January 2020 (the judgment). Plaintiffs then filed a timely memorandum of costs under Code of Civil Procedure sections 1032 and 1033.5, requesting $48,896.52 in reimbursable costs. Royalty filed a motion to tax various items. Plaintiffs largely conceded and agreed to $18,586.95 in reductions.
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