Castillo v. Glenair, Inc., No. B278239 (D2d2 Apr. 16, 2018)
Plaintiffs here are temps. They brought a wage-and-hour class action against their Temp Service and got a settlement. Now, they want to bring another class action against the Company they were tempted out. They allege the same claims, for the same work done, during the same time frame, based on a theory is that the Company was a joint employer with or alter ego or agent of the Service. But the court put the kybosh on that.
Under Plaintiffs own theory, the Service and the Company were in a privy relationship. The privity means a judgment* against the Service is a judgment against the Company, which means claim preclusion bars this case. Or alternatively, Plaintiffs also claimed the Company acted as the Service’s agent. Since the release in the settlement released Service’s “agents,” it also released the claims against the Company.
Affirmed.
*Under Rule of Court 3.769(h), a class action settlement must be entered as a judgment.
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