Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of Class Settlement
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15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Because Plaintiff has submitted a declaration in support of his requested enhancement payment, he need not submit one at final approval.
18. 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. Page 2 of the notice briefly summarizes the options Avon employees have. Assuming Volt employees are solely aggrieved employees, this summary should briefly explain that they lack the rights associated with class members.
2. On page 4 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.
3. Does notice need to be given in any languages other than English and Spanish?
4. If any changes are made to the settlement agreement, please make corresponding changes to the notice.
5. The font size in the actual notice may not be smaller than the font size in the proposed notice provided to the Court.
11 Keller vs. System Pavers, LLC Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of Class Settlement
2025-01477814
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 as to the current versions of the agreement and the notice. The motion for final approval shall be heard on November 13, 2026 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. 12 Steele-Ramirez vs. Project Partners Inc.
2023-01361715
Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Approval 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.” (
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1. Attorneys’ fees in the amount of $35,595, 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 $17,911, representing the full amount sought.
3. Administration costs in the amount of $4,000, per the administrator’s bid.
4. The amount remaining is to be distributed 75% to the LWDA and 25% to the aggrieved employees as required by the version of PAGA in effect when the case was filed.
Please submit a revised proposed order for the Court’s signature that conforms to the foregoing. 13 Rodriguez Clavel vs. Malcolm Healthcare, Inc. Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of Class Settlement