SERRANO v. UNDERGROUND UTIL. CORP.

No. A-0676-08T1

970 A.2d 1054 (2009)

407 N.J. Super. 253

Juan SERRANO and Edilberto Vivar, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated who were employed by Underground Utilities Corp., Pipeline Equipment Co., Inc., and other related companies, with respect to certain public and private construction projects, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Respondents, v. UNDERGROUND UTILITIES CORP. and all subsidiaries, affiliates, joint venturers and other related entities, including, but not limited to Underground Utilities Concepts, Inc., Pipeline Equipment Co., Inc., and all subsidiaries, affiliates, joint venturers and other related entities, Ricardo Gomes, Jose Gomes and Sandra Gomes, Defendants-Respondents/Cross-Appellants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided May 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnes, Iaccarino, Virginia, Ambinder & Shepherd, PLLC, attorneys for appellants/cross-respondents (Lloyd R. Ambinder and Michael J. DeSantis, of counsel; Mr. DeSantis, on the brief).

Phillips Nizer, LLP, attorneys for respondents/cross-appellants (N. Ari Weisbrot, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges CARCHMAN, SABATINO and SIMONELLI.


The judgment of the court was delivered in an opinion by

SABATINO, J.A.D.

By leave granted on cross-motions, we review a protective order issued in this case, a potential class action which involves allegations that defendant employers paid inadequate wages to their workers. The protective order at issue restricts, in part, discovery of information relating to the immigration status of the named plaintiffs and of the other putative class members.

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