They assert that a number of Corona's employment policies and practices with respect to RNs violate California law and have resulted in underpayment of wages. Sali and Spriggs are RNs formerly employed by Corona. Because the district court abused its discretion by relying on each of these reasons to deny class certification, we reverse.Ĭorona operates a hospital in Southern California that employs hourly-wage RNs. The district court denied certification on the basis that (1) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a)'s typicality requirement is not satisfied for any of the proposed classes because Sali and Spriggs failed to submit admissible evidence of their injuries (2) Plaintiff Spriggs and proposed class counsel have not demonstrated they will adequately represent the proposed classes and (3) several proposed classes fail to satisfy Rule 23(b)(3)'s predominance requirement. 1 Sali and Spriggs moved for certification of seven classes of Registered Nurses (“RNs”) they allege were underpaid by Corona as a result of certain employment policies and practices. Marlyn Sali and Deborah Spriggs (“Sali and Spriggs”) appeal the district court's denial of class certification in this putative class action alleging employment claims against Corona Regional Medical Center and UHS of Delaware, Inc. James, Littler Mendelson P.C., San Diego, California, for Defendants-Appellees. Hayes (argued), Khatereh Sage Fahimi, and Stacey E. Chase, Bisnar Chase LLP, Newport Beach, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Margaret McKeown and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges, and Salvador Mendoza, Jr.,* District Judge. CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Uhs of Delaware Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Marlyn SALI and Deborah Spriggs, on behalf of themselves, all others similarly situated and the general public, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. It is certified by The Joint Commission, employs more than 1,000 trained healthcare workers and has a medical staff of approximately 300 physicians representing more than 40 specialties.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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