Jimenez, et al. v. Volvo Ce Rents, Inc., et al.

Filing 46

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 5/23/2017 GRANTING #41 Motion for Approval of Minor's Compromise as to A. J. J.; ORDERING the defendants to issue the full amount of the $50,000.00 settlement to the plaintiff's counsel within 30 days; ORDERING that $18,737.25 from the settlement funds be distributed to the plaintiff's counsel, Needham Kepner & Fish, LLP, for reimbursement of costs; ORDERING that the remaining settlement proceeds of $31,262.75 be disbursed in equal parts to plaintiffs Luis Andres Jimenez and Jose Luis Jimenez, Jr.; ORDERING each party to bear its own costs, fees and expenses. (Michel, G.)

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ANNE J. KEPNER – BAR NO. 181078
NEEDHAM KEPNER & FISH LLP
1960 The Alameda, Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95126
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARIA I. JIMENEZ; LUIS ANDRES JIMENEZ;
JOSE LUIS JIMENEZ, JR.; B.L.J., a minor, by
his Guardian ad Litem Maria I. Jimenez; A.J.J.,
a minor, by her Guardian ad Litem Maria I.
Jimenez; A.G.J., a minor, by her Guardian ad
Litem Maria I. Jimenez; and N.H.J., a minor, by
her Guardian ad Litem Maria I. Jimenez,

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR ORDER APPROVING
SETTLEMENT OF MINOR
PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS

Plaintiffs,

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No. 1:15-CV-01259-TLN-SAB

vs.
VOLVO CE RENTS, INC.; BLUELINE RENTAL,
LLC; and DOES 1 – 20, inclusive,

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Defendants.
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Now before the Court is Plaintiff Maria Jimenez’s Motion for Order Approving

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Settlement of Minor Plaintiff A.J.J’s Claims. Having reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion, the Court

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finds that proposed settlement is in A.J.J’s best interest and is fair and reasonable in light

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of the facts of the case. Accordingly, Plaintiff Maria Jimenez’s Motion for Order Approving

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Settlement of Minor Plaintiff A.J.J’s claims is hereby GRANTED. The Court hereby

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ORDERS as follows:

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a. GRANTS the minors compromise approving settlement between the parties as
set forth herein;
b. ORDERS the Defendants to issue payment to Plaintiffs’ counsel for the full

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amount of the $50,000 settlement within 30 days of the Court’s Order approving

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the minors compromises as specified in the parties’ settlement agreement;

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c. ORDERS a distribution of $18,737.25 from the settlement funds to plaintiffs’
counsel, Needham Kepner & Fish, LLP, for reimbursement of costs incurred in
the litigation of this matter;
d. ORDERS that the remaining settlement proceeds of $31,262.75, be distributed

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in equal parts to plaintiffs Luis Andres Jimenez and Jose Luis Jimenez, Jr. This

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settling minor will not receive any portion of this settlement but will receive a

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waiver of fees and costs in exchange for a dismissal with prejudice.

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e. Each party will bear its own costs, fees, and expenses.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 23, 2017

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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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