Burklund v. Garden Grove Unified School District

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$112,500.00 for attorneys’ fees (not to exceed); $30,000.00 for attorneys’ costs (not to exceed); $3,250.00 for settlement administration fees (not to exceed); and $7,500.00 total PAGA penalties ($5,625.00 to LWDA). Plaintiff is ordered to file and serve by September 10, 2026 a revised proposed order (stating the above amounts) with all exhibits attached (fully executed settlement agreement; fully executed amendment thereto; notice packet (in English and Spanish)). The notice should be revised as follows: a.

In the first sentence of the last paragraph on page 1, the word “already” should be removed; and b. The amounts of not-to-exceed attorneys’ fees and the enhancement payment stated in the second and third bullet points, respectively, in section 3 should be revised to state the about amounts. The final approval hearing is scheduled for February 25, 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).

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice, including to the LWDA, and to file a proof of service. 2 Burklund v. Garden Grove Unified School District

2022-01260573

Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement The court has reviewed and considered the papers filed in support of plaintiff’s motion for final approval of an $854,574.61 class action and PAGA settlement. The court grants the motion as follows: $2,500.00 for enhancement award to plaintiff (see No. 1 below); $170,914.92.00 for attorneys’ fees (see No. 1 below); $18,429.44 for litigation costs ($127.00 in unexplained charges from other cases were removed); $28,000.00 for settlement administration costs; and $50,000.00 total PAGA penalties ($37,500.00 to the LWDA).

1. The court finds an enhancement award of $2,500 to plaintiff and attorneys’ fees of $170,914.92 (20% of the gross settlement amount) reasonable in connection with this settlement, which achieved a modest result for the class members and the aggrieved employees ($101.82 estimated average individual class payment and $2.57 estimated average PAGA payment). In addition, plaintiff filed an incomplete motion for approval (see ROA 160), which delayed the court’s consideration of the motion, and, as a

result, the distribution of the settlement funds to the class members and the aggrieved employees.

2. The parties did not submit an exclusion form for Phuong Thuy Phung. See Islas Decl. (ROA 183) ¶ 8 & Ex. B. One of the documents attached as part of Exhibit B to the Islas Declaration is unsigned and does not contain a name. The parties are ordered to submit a declaration from the settlement administrator by September 10, 2026 addressing this discrepancy.

3. The parties are ordered to submit a revised proposed order by September 10, 2026 (stating the above amounts). The revised proposed order should also state that the settlement administrator informed the court that no objections or workweek disputes were received. The revised proposed order should include the following statement: “The court hereby enters judgment in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, the July 24, 2025 Order Granting Preliminary Approval (ROA 145), and this Order and Judgment.”

The final accounting hearing is scheduled for September 2, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. in Department CX105. Plaintiff shall submit a final accounting report at least 9 court days before the final accounting hearing regarding the status of the settlement administration. The final report must include all information necessary for the court to determine the total amount actually paid to class members and aggrieved employees and any amounts tendered to the State Controller’s Office under the unclaimed property law.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice, including to the LWDA, and to file a proof of service. 3 Castillo v. CTC Global Corporation

2022-01292774

Plaintiff’s 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 plaintiff’s motion for preliminary approval of a $300,000 class action and PAGA settlement. Subject to plaintiff’s submission of the documents identified below, the court grants the motion as follows: $5,000.00 for enhancement award to plaintiff (not to exceed); $90,000.00 for attorneys’ fees (not to exceed); $15,000.00 for attorneys’ costs (not to exceed); $8,000.00 for settlement administration fees (not to exceed); and $25,000.00 total PAGA penalties ($18,750.00 to LWDA).

Plaintiff is ordered to file and serve by September 10, 2026 a revised proposed order (stating the above amounts) with all exhibits attached (settlement agreement; amendments thereto; notice packet (in all necessary languages)). Superseded and duplicative copies of the notice packet should not be attached to the proposed order as exhibits. Only the operative copy of the