Franco et al v. Ruiz Food Products, Inc.

Filing 41

ORDER REQUIRING supplemental information re: Plaintiff's motion for final approval of class settlement 38 , signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 8/1/2012. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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PATRICIA FRANCO, et al.,

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CASE NO. 1:10-cv-02354-AWI-SKO

Plaintiffs,

ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL
INFORMATION RE: PLAINTIFFS'
MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF
CLASS SETTLEMENT

v.

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RUIZ FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.,

(Docket No. 38)

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Defendant.
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On July 5, 2012, Plaintiffs Patricia Franco and Lilia Castro, on behalf of themselves and all

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others similarly situated ("Plaintiffs"), filed a Motion for Final Approval of Class Settlement

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(Doc. 38) based upon the Settlement Agreement reached with Defendant Ruiz Food Products, Inc.

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("Defendant"). A hearing regarding this motion was held on August 1, 2012, before Magistrate

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Judge Sheila K. Oberto.

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Pursuant to the matters discussed in open court at the August 1, 2012, hearing, Plaintiffs shall

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file by August 17, 2012, the following additional information in support of their Motion for Final

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Approval of Class Settlement:

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Declarations from the Class Representative Plaintiffs, Patricia Franco and Lilia

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Castro, setting forth their efforts on behalf of the class in support of their request for

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a Class Enhancement Award. As Ms. Franco and Ms. Castro are Spanish-speaking,

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their declarations shall be translated into English and Plaintiffs shall provide

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certification from a translator attesting that the English-language version is a true and

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correct copy;

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A declaration from a representative for each of the following Class Counsel firms

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("Class Counsel"): (1) Egan Young, Attorneys at Law, (2) The Downey Law Firm,

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LLC, and (3) Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, stating the number and type

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of class action suits with which each law firm has been involved;

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3.

Supplemental briefing and legal authority to establish that Class Counsel's hourly

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attorneys' fee rates are in line with those prevailing in the Fresno Division of the

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California;

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A revised chart, in support of Plaintiffs' requested attorneys' fees, setting forth the

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names of the Class Counsel attorneys and paralegals who worked on this action, and

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for each such person: their title, their years of experience, their hourly rate, the

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number of hours worked, the total amount billed and, for each attorney, the

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jurisdiction(s) where they are admitted;

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5.

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Billing records from the Class Counsel that summarize and support the number of
hours worked; and

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6.

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If Plaintiffs' counsel requires additional time to file this supplemental information, counsel

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A breakdown of Plaintiffs' requested costs, indicating the allocation of costs.

may contact the Courtroom Deputy, Alice Timken, at [phone].

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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August 1, 2012

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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