On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file three opinions:
Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers presents questions concerning the determination of whether common issues predominate in a proposed class action relating to claims that turn on whether members of the putative class are independent contractors or employees. A year ago, the court ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs discussing the relevance of Martinez v. Combs (2010) 49 Cal.4th 35, 52-57, 73, and IWC wage order No. 1-2001, subdivision 2(D)-(F) (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 11010, subd. 2(D)-(F)), to the issues in this case. (See also Sotelo v. Medianews Group, Inc. (2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 639, 660-662; Bradley v. Networkers Internat., LLC (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1129, 1146-1147.)
People v. Sattiewhite is an automatic appeal from an April 1994 judgment of death.
People v. Avila is an automatic appeal from a July 2005 judgment of death.
Ayala and Sattiewhite were argued in April. Avila was on the court’s early May calendar.
The three opinions can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.
