Eduardo Martinez v. Casuda Canyon Restaurant Co.
Motion for Approval of PAGA settlement
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The court orders cross-defendants Victor Palumbo, Nicole Palumbo, and Hayvenhaus, Inc. to file an answer to cross-complainants The Den Editorial, LLC, Rachel Seitel, and Christjan Jordan's First Amended Cross-Complaint within 10 days of the date of this order. The court orders cross-defendants Victor Palumbo, Nicole Palumbo, and Hayvenhaus, Inc. to give notice of this ruling. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: August 18, 2026 _____________________________ Robert B. Broadbelt III Judge of the Superior Court
Court of California County of Los Angeles - Central District Department 513 Eduardo Martinez; Plaintiff, vs. Casuda Canyon Restaurant Co.; Defendants. | Case No.: |
| | | Hearing Date: | August 18, 2026 | | | Time: | 10:00 a.m.
| | | [Tentative] Order RE: Motion for Approval of PAGA settlement | MOVING PARTY: Plaintiff Eduardo Martinez RESPONDING PARTY: No response. Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement The court considered the moving papers filed in connection with this motion. No opposition was filed.
DISCUSSION Plaintiff Eduardo Martinez, as an aggrieved employee and on behalf of all other aggrieved employees under the Labor Code Private Attorneys' General Act of 2004 ("Plaintiff"), seeks an order approving the settlement of their claims under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Labor Code, Sec. ¿ 2698, et seq.) (" PAGA "), set forth in the " PAGA Settlement Agreemnet " (the " Settlement Agreement ") entered into by and between Plaintiff, on the one hand, and defendant Casuda Canyon Restaurant Corporation ("Defendant"), on the other hand.
The court denies the motion without prejudice because Plaintiff has not provided the court with any evidence establishing the total number of aggrieved employees who would be affected by this settlement. Without this information, the court cannot assess the reasonableness of this $95,000 settlement. A recitation of the number of pay periods is not a substitute for the number of aggrieved employees.
ORDER The court denies plaintiff Eduardo Martinez's motion for approval of PAGA settlement without prejudice. The court orders plaintiff Eduardo Martinez to give notice of this ruling. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: August 18, 2026 _____________________________ Robert B. Broadbelt III Judge of the Superior Court Case Number: 25STCV24453 Hearing Date: August 18, 2026 Dept: 513 Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles - Central District Department 513
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