MATTHEW CORNELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., AN OHIO CORPORATION ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC21595246 - October 23, 2025 Hearing date: October 23, 2025 Case number: CGC21595246 Case title: MATTHEW CORNELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., AN OHIO CORPORATION ET AL Case Number: | | CGC21595246 | Case Title: | | MATTHEW CORNELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., AN OHIO CORPORATION ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-10-23 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion For Approval Of Paga Settlement; Supporting Memorandum Of Points And Authorities | Rulings: | | Matter on calendar for Thursday, October 23, 2025, Line 2, PLAINTIFF MATTHEW CORNELL's Motion For Approval Of PAGA Settlement.

Plaintiff Matthew Cornell's unopposed Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement is GRANTED. Good cause appearing and notice having been provided to LWDA, the court approves the parties' settlement agreement, including the settlement of the PAGA claims. (See Lab. Code, 2699(s).)

The court finds the attorney's fees award is, at best, at the very margin of reasonable and the administrator's fees are unusually high. But LWDA, the agency charged with enforcement of the labor laws at issue here and the party who would most benefit from a reduced fee award, received notice and has not objected. Thus, the court approves the settlement, notwithstanding these concerns.

Plaintiff is ordered to prepare a proposed order which repeats the above verbatim and email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org by 8:30 am on 10/23/2025.

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Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing.

Counsel for the prevailing party is required to prepare a proposed order which repeats verbatim the substantive portion of the tentative ruling and must email it to contestdept302tr@sftc.org prior to the hearing even if the tentative ruling is not contested.

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