Ross et al v. Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association, No. 2:2012cv01250 - Document 21 (W.D. La. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM ORDER granting in part and denying in part 10 Motion to Certify Class insofar as the motion seeks conditionally to certify a collective action for all current and former employees of LCMH who were employed at the Oak Park campus' P sychiatric Department during the past three years from the date of this court's approval of certification, it is GRANTED; insofar as the motion seeks conditionally to certify a collective action for any other employees of LCMH for a broader time period, it is DENIED. The parties are to issue an amended Notice to all members of the class in accordance with the dictates of this Memorandum Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the plaintiff's request for a protective order is DENIED.. Signed by Judge Patricia Minaldi on 4/26/2013. (crt,FinnSld, P)