Costello v. SHC Services, Inc.

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The status conference scheduled for August 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in Department CX105 remains on calendar.

2 Clark v. Windsail Capital Group, LLC

2021-01191735

Off calendar.

3 Costello v. SHC Services, Inc.

2024-01409847

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement

The court has reviewed and considered the papers, including the supplemental papers, filed in support of plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of a $490,000 class action and PAGA settlement.

Subject to plaintiffs’ submission of the documents identified below, the court grants the motion as follows: $5,000.00 to each named plaintiff ($10,000 total; not to exceed); $147,000.00 for attorneys’ fees (not to exceed); $40,000.00 for attorneys’ costs (not to exceed); $12,650.00 for settlement administration fees (not to exceed); and $68,205.00 total PAGA penalties ($51,153.75 to LWDA).

Plaintiffs are ordered to file and serve by August 27, 2026 a revised proposed order (stating the above amounts) with all exhibits attached (settlement agreement; amendment thereto, notice packet).

The notice should be revised as follows: a. In the first bullet point in section 3, the word “estimated” should be removed; b. In the second bullet point in section 3, the following revisions should be made: (i) the phrase “one-third (1/3) of the Gross Settlement Amount, which is presently $163,333” should be replaced with “$147,000”; (ii) the second sentence (“The court preliminarily finds attorneys’ fees in the reduced amount of $147,000 reasonable for this case”) should be removed; and (iii) the last sentence should be removed; and c. In the third bullet point in section 3, the following revisions should be made: (i) “$15,000” in the first sentence should be replaced with “$5,000”; (ii) the phrase “(total not to exceed $10,000)” should be inserted after “Plaintiffs” before “subject to”; and (iii) the last sentence should be removed.

The final approval hearing is scheduled for January 21, 2027 at 2:00 p.m. in Department CX105. The motion for final approval shall be filed at least 16 court days before the hearing. See Department CX105 Guidelines for Approval of Class Action Settlements and PAGA Settlements (www.occourts.org).

Plaintiffs are ordered to give notice, including to the LWDA, and to file a proof of service.