Motion for Final Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement
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2 30- The settlement administrator has confirmed that the distribution of the 2021- settlement funds has been made in accordance with the settlement terms that 012352 were approved by the court and that the amount of the uncashed checks from 76 the settlement has been transmitted to the State Controller’s Office’s Cruz vs. Nason Unclaimed Property Fund. As Plaintiff has shown that the Administrator’s Roofing, work is complete, the court’s file is now closed. Inc. Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling to Defendant.
3 30- The tentative ruling is to continue the Final Report Hearing to August 19, 2026 2023- at 1:30 p.m. to confirm that the amount of the uncashed checks after the check- 013068 cashing deadline has been delivered to the State Controller’s Office Unclaimed 47 Property Fund in the names of the applicable payees, that the Administrator’s Uribe vs. work is complete, and that the court’s file thus may be closed. All supporting Leedom papers must be filed at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date.
Family Ranch On February 23, 2206 (ROA 75), the court issued an Order to Show Cause why (LFR) the court should not impose monetary sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for LLC failing to comply with the court’s May 2, 2025 order to file all supporting papers for the Final Report Hearing at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date. Plaintiff’s counsel failed to respond to the OSC and explain its failure to comply with the court’s May 2, 2025 order. IT IS ORDERED THAT sanctions in the amount of $500 is payable by Plaintiff’s counsel within sixty (60) days of this ruling.
The court also issues an Order to Show Cause why the court should not impose monetary sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for failing to comply with the court’s order of February 23, 2026 to file all supporting papers for the Final Report Hearing at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date. The hearing is set for August 19, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Any response to the OSC must be filed at least a week before the hearing.
Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling to Defendant.
4 30- The tentative ruling is to continue the hearing on Plaintiff Jamie Corliss’s 2023- (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Final Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement 013209 to November 23, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Counsel must file supplemental papers 38 addressing the court’s concerns (not fully revised papers that would have to be Corliss vs. re-read) at least 16 days before the next hearing date. Irvine Valley
Veterina The declaration from the administrator was not filed with the court. The ry declaration should include at least the following information: Hospital • The details regarding the notice provided to the class., Inc. • The expiration of the time to object, opt-out or submit a workweek dispute. • The number of returned, skip-traced, and re-mailed notices. • The number of notices that were undeliverable. • The number of class members and aggrieved employees who opted out and their names. • The number of class members and aggrieved employees who objected to the settlement, their names, the nature of their objections, and the parties’ response to the objections. • The number of class members and aggrieved employees who are included in the settlement and did not opt out. • The invoice supporting the requested administrator fee award. • The average, high and low payments for the class members. • The average, high and low payments for the aggrieved employees.
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The [Proposed] Order and Judgment must identify any class member who opted out (if any).
The [Proposed] Order and Judgment must be amended to comply with Cal. R. Ct., R. 3.769(h). In Paragraph 7 of the proposed order, the phrase “The Court adjudges that, upon the Effective Date, Plaintiff and the Class Members have fully, finally, and conclusively compromised, settled, discharged, dismissed and released any and all Released Claims as provided in the Stipulation,” must be amended to remove the word “dismissed.”
The court disallows the attorney costs amount claimed for postage, copies, scans, and faxes because the court considers those cost items to be properly part of attorney overhead. Plaintiff’s counsel must remove these cost items from the request for attorney costs. (Haag Dec., Ex. B.)
Counsel should propose a realistic Final Report Hearing date and include it in the [Proposed] Order and Judgment, taking into account the time deadlines associated with funding the settlement, mailing distributions, allowing the check-cashing deadline to pass, and depositing uncashed check funds pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement. The court usually sets these hearings nine months after settlement approval if the check cashing deadline is 180 days. The parties must report to the court the total amount that was actually paid to the class members. All supporting papers must be filed at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date.
Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of the ruling to the LWDA and Defendant.