Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement
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any policy or procedure regarding reimbursement for personal cell phone usage and mileage. REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 9: Please PRODUCE all employee handbooks applicable to PLAINTIFF during the CLASS PERIOD, including but not limited to any revisions, modifications, changes, edits and/or updates.
RULING (Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9): Granted. Plaintiff contends that despite defendant’s response that it will produce all responsive documents, no documents have been produced to date. Defendant does not dispute or otherwise address plaintiff’s contention that no responsive documents have been produced. Defendant is ordered to produce the responsive documents.
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10: Please PRODUCE all DOCUMENTS identified in YOUR response to PLAINTIFF’S Second Set of Special Interrogatories, served herewith.
RULING (No. 10): Granted. Defendant’s response that it “did not identify any documents in its responses to the Second Set of Interrogatories” is not correct. See Defendant’s Responses to Special Interrogatories (Set Two) Nos. 15, 16, 17 & 39. Defendant is ordered to serve verified, Code-compliant further responses to Requests for Production (Set One) Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 10 and to produce all nonprivileged responsive documents by June 4, 2026. Defendant is also ordered to produce all nonprivileged documents responsive to Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 by June 4, 2026.
If defendant withholds any responsive documents based on any privilege, defendant shall also serve by June 4, 2026 a privilege log identifying all documents it has withheld from production on the basis of a privilege(s). The log shall identify the privilege(s) and set forth sufficient information for plaintiff and the court, if necessary, to evaluate the privilege claim(s). Plaintiff’s and defendant’s requests for sanctions are denied. Plaintiff to give notice.
Status Conference
The court has reviewed the parties’ joint status conference statement filed January 15, 2026 (ROA 62). The May 21, 2026 status conference is continued September 3, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Department CX105. The parties are ordered to file a joint status conference statement at least 5 court days before the hearing. Clerk to give notice. 7 Robles v. Avery Products Corporation
2024-01390483 Plaintiff’s Motion for Approval of PAGA Settlement
The court has reviewed and considered the papers, including the supplemental papers, filed in support of plaintiff’s motion for approval of an $280,000 PAGA settlement. Subject to plaintiff’s submission of the documents identified below, the court grants the motion as follows: No enhancement award to plaintiff; $84,000.00 for attorneys’ fees (see No. 1 below); $21,340.52 for attorneys’ costs ($567.65 was deducted; see No. 2 below); $5,000.00 for settlement administration fees; and $169,659.48 total PAGA penalties ($127,244.61 to LWDA).
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1. The court has reviewed paragraph 9 of the Supplemental Rose Declaration (ROA 91) and does not find the circumstances described therein unique. See ROA 82 (No. 7). The court finds attorneys’ fees of 30% of the gross settlement amount ($84,000) reasonable for this case.
2. Plaintiff’s counsel previously sought costs of $21,555.10. See ROA 82 (No. 9). In the supplemental filing, plaintiff has removed mailing charges and the “Wizzy Marketing Cost.” Plaintiff has also added several new cost items, increased the charge for one cost item without explanation, and included two “future cost” charges. The court will not award these additional costs, which total $567.65. Plaintiff is ordered to submit by May 28, 2026 a proposed order and judgment (including the above amounts) with all exhibits attached (settlement agreement; amendment thereto; and notice letter (including the above amounts)).
The amendment to the settlement agreement must be signed by the parties. In addition, only one copy of the notice letter should be attached to the proposed order and judgment. Duplicate and/or superseded copies of the notice letter should not be attached to the proposed order and judgment as exhibits.
The final accounting hearing is scheduled for February 25, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. in Department CX105. Plaintiff shall submit a final administrator’s report at least 9 court days before the hearing addressing the status of the settlement administration, including the actual amounts paid to the aggrieved employees and the other amounts distributed under the settlement, including any uncashed checks. Plaintiff is ordered to give notice, including to the LWDA, and to file a proof of service. 8 Sanchez Rangel v. Priority Workforce, Inc., et al.
2025-01524038 Defendant Priority Workforce, Inc.’s Motion to Compel Arbitration
Defendant Maruchan, Inc.’s Joinder
Defendant Priority Workforce, Inc. (Priority) moves for an order compelling plaintiff Alberto Sanchez Rangel to arbitrate his individual claims and dismissing his class allegations. Defendant Maruchan, Inc. joins Priority’s motion. (Priority and Maruchan are