Lisa Castillo et al v. County of Los Angeles et al

Filing 134

JUDGMENT GRANTING Plaintiffs Petition and Amended Petition to Approve Compromise of Minors B.U., and L.V.'s Claims 131 by Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell as follows: 1) The total amount of the settlement totaling $999,999.00 shall be pa id by the Defendants to the Law Offices of Vincent W. Davis and Associates Client Trust Account; 2) The costs advanced by Plaintiffs counsel in the amount of $25,109.98 shall be deducted and apportioned to Plaintiffs counsel as reimbursement be fore division of the remaining corpus among the Plaintiffs; 3) The remaining corpus of $974,889.02 shall be divided into equal one-third shares of $324,963.00, one portion for each Plaintiff (1) Lisa Castillo, (2) B.U., a minor, and (3) L.V ., a minor; 4) The one-third share of $324,963.00 to Plaintiff Lisa Castillo shall be apportioned to that adult Plaintiff after deduction of attorneys fees per the retainer agreement she executed with Plaintiffs counsel; 5) The one-third share o f $324,963.00 to Plaintiff B.U., a minor, shall be subject to a twenty-five percent (25%) attorneys fee contingency in the amount of$81,240.75 to be paid to Plaintiffs counsel, with a remaining balance of$243,722.26 to the minor P laintiff B.U.; 6) The one-third share of $324,963.00 to Plaintiff L.V., a minor, shall be subject to a twenty-five percent (25%) attorneys fee contingency in the amount of$81,240.75 to be paid to Plaintiffs counsel, with a remaining ba lance of$243,722.26 to the minor Plaintiff L.V.; 7) The funds to be paid to the minor Plaintiffs B.U. and L.V., and each of them, shall be paid into each minors custodial financial account that shall be administered via a minors trust drafted by attorney Geoffrey A. Weg. (jp)

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LAW OFFICES OF VINCENT W. DAVIS & ASSOCIATES
150 N. SANTA ANITA AVENUE, SUITE 200
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA 91006
PHONE [phone], FACSIMILE [phone]

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Vincent W. Davis, Esq. (SBN 125399)
Luke Jackson, Esq. (SBN 230084)
Law Offices of Vincent W. Davis & Associates
150 North Santa Anita Avenue, Suite 200
Arcadia, California 91006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
LISA CASTILLO, B.U. a Minor, and L. V. a Minor, by and through their Guardian
Ad Litem, LISA CASTILLO

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LISA CASTILLO, B.U. a Minor, and L. )
V. a Minor, by and through their
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ERASMO AGUILAR, NORMA
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WARD, VIRGINIA ESPINOZA,
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CHRISTINA ALFARO, and Does 1
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Case No.: CV14-07702BRO(VBKx)
JUDGMENT GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ PETITION AND
AMENDED PETITION TO
APPROVE COMPROMISE OF
MINORS B.U. AND L.V.’S CLAIMS
Date: March 6, 2017
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Courtroom: 7C

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

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Based on the Petition to Approve Compromise of Minors B.U. and L.V. filed on

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December 9, 2016 (Docket No. 128), the Amended Petition to Approve Compromise of

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Minors B.U. and L.V. filed on February 6, 2017 (Docket No. 131), and this Court’s

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LAW OFFICES OF VINCENT W. DAVIS & ASSOCIATES
150 N. SANTA ANITA AVENUE, SUITE 200
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA 91006
PHONE [phone], FACSIMILE [phone]

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Order thereon entered on March 6, 2017 (Docket No. 133), and GOOD CAUSE

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appearing, this Honorable Court enters the following Judgment:

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1) The total amount of the settlement totaling $999,999.00 shall be paid by the

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Defendants to the Law Offices of Vincent W. Davis & Associates Client Trust

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Account;

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2) The costs advanced by Plaintiffs’ counsel in the amount of $25,109.98 shall

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be deducted and apportioned to Plaintiffs’ counsel as reimbursement before

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division of the remaining corpus among the Plaintiffs;

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3) The remaining corpus of $974,889.02 shall be divided into equal one-third
shares of $324,963.00, one portion for each Plaintiff (1) Lisa Castillo, (2)
B.U., a minor, and (3) L.V., a minor;
4) The one-third share of $324,963.00 to Plaintiff Lisa Castillo shall be
apportioned to that adult Plaintiff after deduction of attorneys’ fees per the
retainer agreement she executed with Plaintiffs’ counsel;
5) The one-third share of $324,963.00 to Plaintiff B.U., a minor, shall be subject
to a twenty-five percent (25%) attorneys’ fee contingency in the amount of
$81,240.75 to be paid to Plaintiffs’ counsel, with a remaining balance of
$243,722.26 to the minor Plaintiff B.U.;

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6) The one-third share of $324,963.00 to Plaintiff L.V., a minor, shall be subject

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to a twenty-five percent (25%) attorneys’ fee contingency in the amount of

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$81,240.75 to be paid to Plaintiffs’ counsel, with a remaining balance of

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$243,722.26 to the minor Plaintiff L.V.;

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7) The funds to be paid to the minor Plaintiffs B.U. and L.V., and each of them,

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shall be paid into each minor’s custodial financial account that shall be

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administered via a minor’s trust drafted by attorney Geoffrey A. Weg.

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8) Distributions to the minor Plaintiffs B.U. and L.V. and each of them, will only

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be made for that girl’s health, education, maintenance and support after they

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attain the age of majority.

LAW OFFICES OF VINCENT W. DAVIS & ASSOCIATES
150 N. SANTA ANITA AVENUE, SUITE 200
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA 91006
PHONE [phone], FACSIMILE [phone]

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9) Lisa Castillo, as trustee of the above minors’ trust, swears and affirms that she

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will abide by the fiduciary obligation to act in her daughters’ best interest in

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serving as trustee for said trust and making distributions to them thereunder.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 14, 2017
By:

Honorable Beverly R. O’Connell
United States District Court Judge

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