Notice Of Motion And Motion From Litigating Any Dispute Over Legal Fees Awarded In Any Court Other Than This Court
SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC06451025 - November 26, 2025 Hearing date: November 26, 2025 Case number: CGC06451025 Case title: ALEJANDRO BUCIO et al VS. ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED et al Case Number: | | CGC06451025 | Case Title: | | ALEJANDRO BUCIO et al VS. ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED et al | Court Date: | | 2025-11-26 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion From Litigating Any Dispute Over Legal Fees Awarded In Any Court Other Than This Court; Dec Of Matthew J. Matern | Rulings: | | On the Law and Motion/Discovery calendar for November 26, 2025, line 8. MATTHEW MATERN AN INDIVIDUAL, MATERN LAW GROUP, PC'S Motion From Litigating Any Dispute Over Legal Fees Awarded In Any Court Other Than This Court. Motion/Denied 1. Requests for Judicial Notice/Granted.
2. On March 29, 2022, the parties entered into a stipulation, and the Los Angeles County Superior Court issued an order, stating that funds awarded from the ABM Industries Overtime Cases matter from San Francisco County, CJC-07-004592, "shall be maintained in the previously established Qualified Settlement Fund for the ABM Industries Overtime Cases matter and shall be withdrawn or dispersed only upon the express written and notarized consent of both Farzad Rastegar and Matthew J. Matern, or by further order of this Court." (RJN, Ex. 2.)
3. Unless the parties acquire a new order clarifying San Francisco Superior Court's authority to exclusively litigate legal fee disputes, the parties are bound by their stipulation and the Los Angeles County Superior Court's order authorizing the Los Angeles County Superior Court to issue orders regarding fee disbursement and withdrawals.
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