CHRISTIAN GUEVARRA VS. CHILTON'S A-1 AUTO BODY, INC., ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Tuesday, February 03, 2026, Line 1.

2 - Plaintiff Christian Guevarra's unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlement and Judgment is GRANTED. Good cause appearing, the court grants Plaintiff's unopposed motion.

The court anticipates signing an order akin to Plaintiff's proposed order submitted with the moving papers WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS: (1) from Paragraph 3, strike all text after the first semi-colon; (2) strike Paragraph 6; (3) strike Paragraph 7; (4) from Paragraph 10, strike all text after "under the Settlement," and replace the "," with "."; (5) from Paragraph 13, strike all text up to "Thus," leaving the last sentence intact other than the striking of "Thus,"; (6) from paragraph 18, strike the text in the first sentence following "only" and replace the "," with "."; and, (7) from paragraph 18, strike the last sentence.

Plaintiff's request for entry of judgment is granted provided that Plaintiff lodge a new proposed judgment and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the time set for hearing. Plaintiff did not submit a separate proposed judgment. The combined proposed order and judgment is not appropriate because it is combined, it contains far more than a judgment should and may omit required information. A judgment must be a spare, free-standing document that in a case such as this references the final approval order, identifies the class, the opt outs, the relief ordered (i.e., gross settlement amount and the releases), the authorized distribution of the relief, the retention of jurisdiction under CRC 3.769(h) and articulates that it is a final judgment.

If any party believes the judgment should include less or more, they will need to propose specific omissions or additions and explain why they are necessary or appropriate.

Moving Party is ordered to prepare a proposed order consistent with the above and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the time set for hearing. Moving Party is advised to prepare a proposed judgment and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the time set for hearing.

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