Judge: Peter Wilson, Case: 2021-01177305, Date: 2022-07-28 Tentative Ruling

The Motion for Final Approval is GRANTED.  The Court approves the following distributions: 

1.    Attorney’s fees in the amount of $250,000, or 1/3 of the Gross Settlement Amount. The Court finds the amount to be a reasonable result in light of the quality of the result obtained and the work performed by class counsel. In approving this amount, the Court is not approving the hourly billing rates proposed by class counsel.

2.    Litigation costs in the amount of $14,651.40

3.    Enhancement payment to Plaintiffs Salvador Rodriguez and Earl Rhodes in the amount of $5,000 each. In making this award, the Court has considered the factors set forth in Golba v. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 1251 and Clark v. Am. Residential Servs. LLC (2009) 175 Cal.App.4th 785. 

4.    Administration costs in the amount of $4,995. 

A final accounting is set for March 24, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. in Department CX102. Counsel shall submit a final administrator’s report at least 14 calendar days prior to that 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 any amounts tendered to the California Unclaimed Property Fund. 

Plaintiff to give notice, including to the LWDA, and file proof of same.