Jakosalem v. Air Serv Corporation

Filing 54

ORDER ON ATTORNEY'S FEES, COSTS AND ENHANCEMENTS 43 (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 10/7/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARIO JAKOSALEM,

Case No. 13-cv-05944-SI

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER ON ATTORNEY’S FEES,
COSTS, AND ENHANCEMENT

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AIR SERV CORPORATION,

Re: Dkt. No. 43

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees and Reimbursement of Costs and Enhancements came

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before the Court on October 2, 2015. The Court orders the following deductions to the gross

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settlement amount of $2,250,000.00:

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a.

A $25,000.00 Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) allocation, 75% of which

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shall be paid to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. The remaining 25% shall be

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distributed to Settlement Class Members;

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b.

$9,429.35 in actual litigation expenses for Class Counsel;

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c.

$22,000.00 in settlement administration expenses for Simpluris, Inc.;

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The Court finds that the settlement amount following these deductions is $2,193,570.65.

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The Court awards Class Counsel 25% of this figure, or $548,392.66. A cross-check

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against Class Counsel’s lodestar of $496,940.41 reveals a 1.10 positive multiplier. The Court

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finds this award reasonable given the results achieved and the contingent nature of the

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representation. The Court orders that this $548,392.66 fee be deducted from the remaining

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settlement amount, leaving $1,645,177.99.

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The Court also finds Plaintiff Jakosalem’s $10,000.00 enhancement award reasonable in

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light of the time and effort spent in support of this litigation, and awards him this amount. This

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$10,000.00 shall be deducted from the $1,645,177.99 remaining in the settlement fund.

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The remaining fund amount of $1,635,177.99 shall then be distributed to all Settlement

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Class Members who make claims using the formula detailed in section 4.3 of the Stipulated

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Settlement Agreement. See Dkt. 37, Exh. 2.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 7, 2015
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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