Ortiz vs. West Coast University, Inc., a California corporation

4. The definition of “Released Parties” identifies Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. by name. Does this entity face liability in its own right, or would its liability be solely derivative of Defendant’s?

5. The released class and PAGA claims expressly include claims based on failure to pay sick pay. Please provide a valuation for sick pay claims. The Court will not permit the release of known claims unless they are valued.

6. At final approval, please submit contemporaneously made billing records for attorney’s fees and costs. The Court will not be inclined to award an amount of fees and costs greater than the amount stated in the notice.

7. At final approval, please submit billing records for administrative costs. The Court will not be inclined to award administrative costs in an amount greater than the amount stated in the notice.

8. At final approval, the administrator is to provide a high, low, and average for individual settlement payments, along with Plaintiff’s individual payout.

As to the Notice: 1. On page 2 of the notice, please delete the description of the mediator as “experienced, neutral”. Because the notice is Court-ordered, there is a risk this description could be considered an official endorsement by the Court.

2. Does notice need to be given in any languages other than English?

3. If any changes are made to the settlement agreement, please make corresponding changes to the notice.

4. The font size in the actual notice may not be smaller than the font size in the proposed notice provided to the Court.

3 Ortiz vs. West Coast University, Inc., a California corporation

2024-01433416

Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of Class Settlement

The Court has reviewed the supplemental briefing filed in response to the prior minute order. The motion for approval of the parties’ PAGA settlement is GRANTED. The Court finds the parties’ settlement is “fair, reasonable, and adequate in view of PAGA’s purposes to remediate present labor law violations, deter future ones, and to maximize enforcement of state labor laws.” (Moniz v. Adecco USA, Inc. (2021) 72 Cal.App.5th 56, 72.) The Court approves the following distributions: 1. Attorneys’ fees in the amount of $150,000, or 30% of the GSA. The Court finds this amount to be a reasonable result

in light of the quality of the result obtained, the work performed by counsel, and the estimated lodestar. In approving this amount, the Court is not approving any particular hourly billing rates proposed by counsel.

2. Litigation costs in the amount of $20,374, the full amount sought.

3. Administration costs in the amount of $6,250, per the administrator’s bid.

4. An enhancement of $5,000 to Plaintiff. In making this award, the Court has considered only the factors set forth in Golba v. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 1251 and Clark v. Am. Residential Servs. LLC (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 785.

5. The amount remaining is to be distributed between the LWDA and the aggrieved employees as provided in the parties’ settlement agreement.

Please submit a revised proposed order for the Court’s signature that conforms to the foregoing. 4 Mendez vs. Family Tree Produce, Inc.

2024-01410285

Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of Class Settlement The Court has reviewed the supplemental briefing filed in response to the previous minute order. The motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement is GRANTED. The motion for final approval shall be heard on January 8, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. in Department CX101. Moving papers are due 16 court days before the hearing. Please submit a revised proposed order that conforms to the foregoing, includes the date of the final approval hearing, and updates all dates that are calculated in reference to the date preliminary approval is granted. 5 Dehkordi vs. Modern Creation Inc

2025-01473144 Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Approval

Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of PAGA settlement is CONTINUED to September 4, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The Court will not approve an unsigned settlement agreement.

6 Rodriguez vs. SHAXON INDUSTRIES, INC.

2022-01289124

Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Approval Motion for Class Counsel Award Plaintiff’s motion for final approval of the parties’ class action settlement is GRANTED. The Court approves the following distributions: 1. Attorney’s fees in the amount of $100,000, or 33.3% of the GSA. The Court finds this amount to be a reasonable result in light of the quality of the result obtained, the work performed by class counsel, a review of the billing