Olsen vs. The City of Stanton

Administrator’s work is complete, and that the court’s file thus may be closed. All supporting papers must be filed at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date.

On April 25, 2025, the court approved the $160,000.00 PAGA-only settlement, and the following distributions: • $53,333.33 to plaintiff’s counsel for plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees; • $1,500.00 to plaintiff’s counsel for plaintiff’s attorney costs; • $5,000.00 to plaintiff as an enhancement award; • $3,500.00 to the Administrator for administration fees; • $72,500.00 to the LWDA as its share of PAGA penalties; and • $24,166.67 to the aggrieved employees for their share of PAGA penalties.

However, the administrator’s declaration states that $3,000.00 of the PAGA penalties that were payable to the LWDA and $1,000.00 of the PAGA penalties that were payable to the aggrieved employees were instead distributed to the settlement administrator, giving the administrator $7,500.00 instead of the $3,500.00 approved by the court. The parties and the administrator must provide an explanation for this re- allocation of settlement funds without court approval.

The court VACATES the December 8, 2025 OSC re: monetary sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for failure to file a final accounting report, as previously ordered.

Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling to Defendant.

2 30-2020-01169774 The settlement administrator has confirmed that the Olsen vs. The City of distribution of the settlement funds has been made in Stanton accordance with the settlement terms that were approved by the court and that the amount of the uncashed checks from the settlement must be transmitted to the cy pres recipient, Mary’s Kitchen. As Plaintiffs have shown that the administration of this settlement is complete, the court’s file is now closed.

Plaintiffs are ordered to give notice of this ruling to Defendant.