Final Report Hearing; Order to Show Cause
2 30-2021-01220181 The tentative ruling is to continue the Final Report Hearing to Chingofor vs. Attentive September 28, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. to confirm that the amount of Home Care, Inc. the uncashed checks after the check-cashing deadline has been delivered to the State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Fund in the names of the applicable payees, that the 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.
The court also issues an Order to Show Cause why the court should not impose monetary sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for failing to comply with the court’s order of December 8, 2025, to file all supporting papers for the Final Report Hearing at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date. The hearing is set for September 28, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Any response to the OSC must be filed at least a week before the hearing.
Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling.
3 30-2023-01330869 The tentative ruling is to continue the Final Report Hearing to Balles vs. Graphic October 12, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. to confirm that the settlement Packaging distributions in accordance with the court’s final approval International, LLC order have been performed, that the amount of the uncashed checks after the check-cashing deadline has been delivered to the cy pres recipient, that the 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.
The court notes that because a portion of the Judgment is being paid to a nonparty, Free to Thrive, plaintiff must submit an Amended Judgment that complies with CCP §§384(b) and 384.5, and Gov. Code §68520. Specifically, the Amended Judgment must state how much money is being paid to the nonparty, including any interest that accrued on the funds, and, if known, the purpose of the distribution to the nonparty and how it plans to expend the funds.
The court also issues an Order to Show Cause why the court should not impose monetary sanctions against plaintiff’s counsel for failing to comply with the court’s order of October 15, 2025 to file all supporting papers for the Final Report Hearing at least 16 days before the Final Report Hearing date. The hearing is set for October 12, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Any
response to the OSC must be filed at least a week before the hearing.
Plaintiff is ordered to give notice of this ruling to Defendant.
4 30-2022-01243365 Plaintiffs Araceli Herrera, Brittany Towns, and Loretta Herrera vs. Behavioral Urbina’s (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) Motion for Final Approval Systems Southwest, of Class Action and PAGA Settlement is GRANTED IN Inc. PART.
An enhancement award of $5,000 for each named plaintiff is sufficient and proper for a class and settlement of this size, and based on each plaintiff’s contribution to the case.
The court also finds that an attorneys’ fee award totaling $321,750.00 or 33% of the Gross Settlement Amount is fair, adequate and reasonable for the class and settlement of this size. The court has increased the percentage from its standard award of 30% in light of the size of the recovery for class members and the extra work required to litigate the motion to compel arbitration through appeal.
The court concludes that the $975,000.00 class action and PAGA settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable, and approves the following specific awards: • $321,750.00 (40% or $128,700 to Otkupman Law Firm, ALC and 60% or $193,050 to Lawyers for Justice, PC) to plaintiff’s counsel for plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees, reduced from the $341,250.00 requested; • $20,000.00 ($12,086.83 for Lawyers for Justice, PC and $7,913.17 for Otkupman Law Firm, ALC) to plaintiff’s counsel for plaintiff’s litigation costs, as requested; • $15,000.00 to Plaintiffs as enhancement awards ($5,000.00 to Araceli Herrera, $5,000.00 to Brittany Towns, and $5,000.00 to Loretta Urbina), reduced from the $37,500.00 requested; • $7,950.00 to ILYM Group, Inc., the settlement administrator, as requested; and • $75,000.00 to the LWDA for its share of PAGA penalties, as requested.
The Final Accounting hearing is set for February 8, 2027 at 1:30 p.m. in Department CX103. At least sixteen (16) calendar
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