JESSICA CHAPDELAINE VS. GOLD CLUB - S.F. LLC ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion/Discovery Calendar for Friday July 18, 2025, line 8, PLAINTIFF JESSICA CHAPDELAINE AN INDIVIDUAL, AND IN HER REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF HERSELF, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND OTHER AGGRIEVED EMPLOYEES' Motion For Approval Of California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act Of 2004

The unopposed motion for approval of PAGA settlement is granted. The court has considered the claims, the settlement amount, and the allocation of settlement proceeds among the PAGA Aggrieved Employees, the LWDA, the Settlement Administrator, and counsel for attorney fees and costs. The court finds that the terms of the Settlement are fair, adequate, and reasonable. The court further finds that Plaintiff has sufficiently demonstrated that notice of the Settlement has been provided to the LWDA as required by Labor Code section 2699 subd. (l)(2). (See Emran Dec. Ex. D.)

The court will separately enter judgment in accordance with the settlement terms; Plaintiff is directed to provide a proposed judgment. The court reserves jurisdiction to supervise the implementation of the Settlement and sets this matter for status conference on January 8, 2026, at 9 a.m. in Department 301. Plaintiff or the settlement administrator must file a declaration at least five court days in advance of the hearing reporting the number of uncashed checks following settlement distribution and the total amount of funds transmitted ot the California Controller's unclaimed property fund.

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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 contestdept301tr@sftc.org prior to the hearing even if the tentative ruling is not contested.

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