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#22-294 Porras v. Chipotle Services, LLC, S276866. (F081113, F081670; nonpublished opinion; Stanislaus County Superior Court; CV-19-000937.) Petition for review after the CA affirmed the judgment in a civil action. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc., S271721 (#22-03), which presents the following issue: Does a plaintiff in a representative action filed under the Private Attorneys General Act (Lab. Code, § 2698, et seq.) (PAGA) have the right to intervene, or object to, or move to vacate, a judgment in a related action that purports to settle the claims that plaintiff has brought on behalf of the state?

Petition for review granted; briefing deferred: 11/16/2022

Dismissed and remanded to CA 5: 10/23/2024

See the Court of Appeal Opinion.