Bonnett v. Universal Metrics Inc

Filing 48

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND ENTRY OF MANDATORY INJUNCTION signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph on September 28, 2018. (cc: all counsel) (cc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE DIVISION
JERRY BONNETT,
individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

Case No.: 17-cv-1742-NJ

v.
UNIVERSAL METRICS, INC.
Defendant.

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND
ENTRY OF MANDATORY INJUNCTION
On September 13, 2018, the Court conducted a fairness hearing on the proposed
settlement agreement. ECF No. 20-1. At that hearing, the Court found that the settlement
agreement was fair, reasonable, and adequate. For the reasons stated by the Court on the
record, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1.

The court APPROVES the settlement agreement in its entirety, and finds that

the Settlement Agreement meets the requirements of federal law, relevant Wisconsin law,
and due process.
2.

The court FINDS that the settlement terms negotiated by the parties and

described in the Settlement Agreement are a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide
dispute between the Defendant, the named plaintiff, the certified Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Class
Members, and the 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) Collective Class Members.
3.

The court ORDERS that Hawks Quindel, S.C. shall serve as class counsel for

the certified Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Class and the 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) Collective Class.

4.

The court ORDERS that Jerry Bonnett shall serve as representative for the

certified Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Class and the 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) Collective Class.
5.

The court ORDERS that the Settlement agreement is binding on Defendant,

Jerry Bonnett, the Collective Class, as well as all of the Rule 23 Class Members who have
not excluded themselves.
6.

The court FINDS the service award of $7,500.00 to Named Plaintiff Bonnett

to be fair and reasonable.
7.

The court FINDS that the plaintiff’s request of attorneys’ fees in the amount

of 33.33% of the settlement fund, $58,333.33, is reasonable. The court further FINDS that
costs in the amount of $3,661.83 are fair and reasonable, GRANTS these requests. The
Court AWARDS Hawks Quindel, S.C. a total of $61,995.16 in fees and costs.
8.

Under the Settlement Agreement, the Court ORDERS the Defendant to

make payments provided for in the Settlement Agreement to Hawks Quindel, S.C. within
seven (7) days of the date of this Order.
9.

The Parties request the Court retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of their

settlement agreement under the authority of Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of
America, 511 U.S. 375, 381-82 (1994). Accordingly, the Court enters a mandatory injunction
requiring Defendant make payments to the Class Members in the identified amounts below:
WI Law
- W2
$66.11

WI Law
- 1099
$33.06

ALLEN, MILTON

$115.41

$57.71

$173.12

AMOLE , JUSTIN M

$79.06

$39.53

$118.60

BAKER , ANDRE

$137.45

$68.73

$206.18

$111.78

$55.89

$335.34

$194.52

$97.26

$291.79

Name
ALEXANDER, RICKEY

BARTEL , RYAN L

Service
Payment

FLSA W2
$49.59

$83.83

BAUMAN, DEREK

2

FLSA 1099
$49.59

$83.83

TOTALS
$198.34

BAXTER, MELISSA

$79.04

$39.52

$118.55

BENNETT , KELLARD D

$123.14

$61.57

$184.71

BERINGER , PHILIP M

$112.12

$112.12

$149.49

$74.75

$448.48

BIERMANN , CHRISTOPHER J

$254.20

$254.20

$338.93

$169.46

$1,016.79

BINK, ANDREW

$234.66

$234.66

$312.89

$156.44

$938.66

BIRD, BRIAN

$54.54

$27.27

$81.80

BLUNT, TIRRELL

$33.62

$16.81

$50.44

$266.97

$133.49

$8,300.91

$36.35

$18.18

$54.53

BONNETT, GERALD

$7,500.00

$200.23

$200.23

BORGIASZ, SCOTT
BRAATEN , DANIEL W

$406.51

$406.51

$542.01

$271.00

$1,626.02

BRADEN, CLIFFORD

$156.72

$156.72

$208.96

$104.48

$626.89

BUDNEY , ALLEN M

$14.54

$7.27

$21.81

BURDEN, RHONDA

$56.78

$28.39

$85.18

BURKE , TIMOTHY K

$413.01

$413.01

$550.67

$275.34

$1,652.02

BURMEISTER , ASHLEY M

$540.19

$540.19

$720.25

$360.13

$2,160.75

CANAPA, ARON

$13.63

$6.82

$20.45

CARTER, WILLIAM

$96.05

$48.03

$144.08

CHANTHAVONG, SOMBOUN

$169.91

$84.95

$254.86

$482.16

$241.08

$1,446.48

$12.72

$6.36

$19.08

COLOSO , STEVEN C

$361.62

$361.62

CONLEY , TONY M
CORRIGAN, PATRICK

$78.26

$78.26

$104.34

$52.17

$313.03

CUBA , DAMON R

$31.01

$31.01

$41.35

$20.67

$124.05

CURRIER, BRUCE

$18.40

$18.40

$24.54

$12.27

$73.61

$61.75

$30.87

$92.62

DANICK, JASON
DEHART, JOSEPH

$42.88

$42.88

$57.18

$28.59

$171.53

DIAZ, FELIPE

$31.30

$31.30

$41.74

$20.87

$125.21

DRAVEN , JOSEPH D

$114.55

$57.28

$171.83

DUCHROW , CHRISTOPHER M

$122.00

$61.00

$183.00

DZIBINSKI, LINDA

$75.38

$37.69

$113.07

$10.91

$5.45

$16.36

$7.72

$3.86

$23.17

$16.77

$8.39

$25.16

EHLER, JORDAN
EIGENBERGER, JEFFREY

$5.79

$5.79

ERICSON, ROBERT
FARRIS , MARIAN R

$353.64

$353.64

$471.52

$235.76

$1,414.56

FARRIS, PATRICK

$17.04

$17.04

$22.72

$11.36

$68.16

FELDERMAN, DENNIS

$149.90

$149.90

$199.87

$99.94

$599.62

FIKES, MARQUIS

$46.12

$23.06

$69.18

FLEMAL , CRAIG R

$177.89

$88.95

$266.84

$43.17

$21.58

$129.50

$12.27

$6.13

$18.40

$690.94

$345.47

$2,072.83

FLISS, PATRICK

$32.38

$32.38

FLORIAN, DAVID
GARDELL , MELVIN C

$518.21

3

$518.21

GAUT , MICHELLE L

$110.69

$55.34

$166.03

$540.75

$270.38

$1,622.25

GEORGE , CHRISTOPHER J

$15.90

$7.95

$23.86

GOEMER, GARY

$108.63

$54.32

$162.95

GEIGER, JESSE

$405.56

$405.56

GORMAN, TIMOTHY

$165.93

$165.93

$221.24

$110.62

$663.73

GRAGG, JUSTIN

$213.62

$213.62

$284.83

$142.42

$854.49

GRAHAM, JAMES

$68.04

$34.02

$102.07

GRAHAM, KENDELL

$12.72

$6.36

$19.08

GRAY, TIMOTHY

$43.28

$43.28

$57.71

$28.85

$173.12

GREEN , LAVELLE L

$445.87

$445.87

$594.49

$297.24

$1,783.47

$70.43

$35.22

$105.65

GRUNEWALD, AUSTIN
HAFERT, IAN

$5.45

$5.45

$7.27

$3.64

$21.81

HAGIE , JOHN R

$475.80

$475.80

$634.41

$317.20

$1,903.22

HEMPEL , SCOTT D

$97.64

$97.64

$130.18

$65.09

$390.55

HERNANDEZ , ELSA M

$213.44

$213.44

$284.58

$142.29

$853.75

$23.63

$11.81

$35.44

HERRERA, ADRIAN
HODGKINS , MARK J

$460.89

$460.89

$614.52

$307.26

$1,843.56

HOEFT , ROBERT M

$713.67

$713.67

$951.56

$475.78

$2,854.67

$49.98

$24.99

$74.97

HOLMES, ANTONIO
HUGHES, JOHNNY

$407.00

$407.00

$542.67

$271.33

$1,628.01

JAHN, SILVIA

$96.05

$96.05

$128.07

$64.04

$384.22

JEFFORDS, KEITH

$46.96

$46.96

$62.61

$31.30

$187.82

$6.59

$3.29

$9.88

JOHNSON, DEMETRIS
JONES, ANDREW

$161.57

$161.57

$215.43

$107.71

$646.29

KATZKE, WILLIAM

$250.38

$250.38

$333.84

$166.92

$1,001.53

$41.17

$20.58

$61.75

KINDER, JUSTIN
KLIMA, JOSEPH

$188.37

$188.37

$251.16

$125.58

$753.49

KOESHALL , CALEB J

$85.03

$85.03

$113.37

$56.68

$340.11

KRAUSE , KYLE H

$79.75

$79.75

$106.33

$53.16

$318.98

KRUEGER , MADELINE U

$140.49

$140.49

$187.32

$93.66

$561.96

KWITEK, DARRELL

$12.61

$12.61

$16.81

$8.41

$50.44

LACOMBE , MITCHEL T

$184.22

$184.22

$245.63

$122.81

$736.89

LAST , JAMES R

$519.23

$519.23

$692.30

$346.15

$2,076.91

LAWERENZ , MATTHEW J

$68.84

$68.84

$91.79

$45.89

$275.36

LEIBHAM , JOHN S

$501.01

$501.01

$668.01

$334.01

$2,004.04

LEIFER, ADAM

$143.51

$143.51

$191.34

$95.67

$574.03

$47.26

$23.63

$70.88

LEONARD , CHAD W

$47.71

$23.86

$143.13

LINDSEY , D'ANGELO R

LEWIS, JAMES

$35.78

$87.24

$43.62

$130.86

LOOSEN , MICHAEL R

$66.34

$33.17

$99.51

4

$35.78

MADISON, DERRICK

$214.89

$107.45

$322.34

$68.88

$34.44

$206.64

MALZEWSKI , DENISE E

$317.89

$158.95

$476.84

MARTELL, ANTONIO

$8.18

$4.09

$12.27

MALLOY, STEVEN

$51.66

$51.66

MCKINNON, CHRIS

$66.05

$66.05

$88.06

$44.03

$264.18

MCLAUGHLIN, TERRY

$405.31

$405.31

$540.42

$270.21

$1,621.25

$235.87

$117.94

$353.81

$106.92

$53.46

$320.77

MUDRA, SCOTT

$17.27

$8.63

$25.90

MUELLER , KEVIN G

$614.76

$307.38

$922.14

MUNCH , ZACHARY J

$39.99

$19.99

$59.98

MUTZ, PAUL

$58.15

$29.07

$87.22

$816.03

$408.02

$2,448.10

MICEVIC, ZIVORAD
MOLA, COREY

NEUMANN, GARY

$80.19

$612.03

$80.19

$612.03

OLIVIER, SHANE

$27.16

$27.16

$36.21

$18.11

$108.63

OLKOWSKI , JOSEPH W

$545.83

$545.83

$727.77

$363.89

$2,183.32

OTTEN, MICHAEL

$277.85

$277.85

$370.46

$185.23

$1,111.39

PARISEAU , JEANINE R

$528.97

$528.97

$705.30

$352.65

$2,115.89

PERONDI, RYAN

$34.31

$17.15

$51.46

PETERS, JULIE

$109.01

$54.51

$163.52

$543.93

$271.96

$1,631.78

$46.12

$23.06

$69.18

PETERSEN , MATTHEW E

$407.95

$407.95

POLZIN, ANTHONY
PORTER, JALEN

$4.77

$4.77

$6.36

$3.18

$19.08

PRONSCHINSKE, PAM

$65.85

$65.85

$87.80

$43.90

$263.40

$43.17

$21.58

$64.75

$658.25

$329.12

$1,974.74

$40.02

$20.01

$60.03

$239.72

$119.86

$719.17

$6.86

$3.43

$10.29

RACE, STEVEN
RASAPHOUMY , THIPPAKONE
I
RASMUSSEN, ROBERT

$493.69

REDDY, RALPH

$179.79

$493.69

$179.79

REYNOLDS, DAVID
RICHTER, DAVID

$201.92

$201.92

$269.22

$134.61

$807.66

RINDT , JEFFERY T

$183.14

$183.14

$244.19

$122.09

$732.57

ROOS , THOMAS J

$83.83

$83.83

$111.78

$55.89

$335.34

RUPP , JOSHUA J

$100.19

$100.19

$133.59

$66.80

$400.77

RYBACKI, TODD

$158.53

$158.53

$211.38

$105.69

$634.14

RZEPINSKI , MARSHALL J

$141.77

$141.77

$189.03

$94.51

$567.08

SADOWSKI , JASON E

$85.88

$85.88

$114.51

$57.25

$343.52

SANCHEZ , ANTONIO

$253.66

$253.66

$338.21

$169.11

$1,014.64

$34.08

$17.04

$51.12

SANDEN , THOMAS J
SCHALL, MELINDA

$106.56

$106.56

$142.08

$71.04

$426.25

SCHAUB, RYAN

$58.35

$58.35

$77.80

$38.90

$233.40

SCHNECK , ANDREW R

$73.61

$73.61

$98.15

$49.07

$294.44

5

SCHNECK , JOEL J

$60.32

$60.32

$80.43

$40.21

$241.28

SCHULTZ , DYLLAN

$77.36

$77.36

$103.15

$51.57

$309.44

SCHULTZ , KENNETH L

$564.52

$564.52

$752.70

$376.35

$2,258.09

SCHUMACHER, CORY

$7.15

$7.15

$9.53

$4.76

$28.59

SERENO, JEFF

$20.44

$20.44

$27.25

$13.63

$81.76

$21.13

$10.56

$31.69

SPEARS , ROBERT E

$602.00

$602.00

$802.67

$401.33

$2,408.00

SPEARS, FREDERICK

$79.81

$79.81

$106.41

$53.21

$319.23

STANLEY , DUSTIN L

$140.86

$70.43

$211.29

STAUB , MICHAEL P

$192.21

$96.10

$288.31

TAYLOR, BERNELL

$7.27

$3.64

$10.91

SIGLER , KYLE W

TEFFT, GARY

$118.03

$118.03

$157.37

$78.68

$472.10

THAO , TIMOTHY

$119.96

$119.96

$159.94

$79.97

$479.83

THEEP , TIMOTHY F

$71.57

$71.57

$95.42

$47.71

$286.26

THOMPSON , NICHOLAS J
THOUMMAVONG ,
SOMKHITH K
THURLOFF, MARCUS

$496.20

$496.20

$661.60

$330.80

$1,984.80

$442.31

$442.31

$589.74

$294.87

$1,769.23

$89.77

$44.88

$134.65

TOTH, ALLEN

$85.76

$85.76

$114.35

$57.18

$343.05

TROBAUGH , MIKE K

$328.01

$328.01

$437.35

$218.67

$1,312.05

$11.36

$5.68

$17.04

$483.01

$241.51

$1,449.04

$526.51

$263.25

$789.76

TUCKER, ALEXANDER
VERMILLION, KIRK

$362.26

$362.26

VIZER, ROBERT
VOGT , DANIEL A

$320.88

$320.88

$427.84

$213.92

$1,283.53

VOLDEN , JEFFREY S

$658.38

$658.38

$877.84

$438.92

$2,633.53

VONCKX, TIMMY

$19.77

$19.77

$26.35

$13.18

$79.06

$96.78

$48.39

$145.18

$516.21

$258.10

$1,548.63

WHITE, ANDREW

$59.30

$29.65

$88.95

WHITE, DETOINE

$22.39

$11.20

$33.59

WICKERSHEIM, JANET

$622.35

$311.17

$933.52

$1,037.96

$518.98

$3,113.88

$82.20

$41.10

$123.30

WELLNER , ADAM S
WHEILAND , JAMES F

WROBLEWSKI , ROBERT M

$387.16

$778.47

$387.16

$778.47

ZDEB, JAMES
ZELLMER, DANIEL

$40.97

$40.97

$54.63

$27.32

$163.90

ZOESCH , JOHN A

$532.21

$532.21

$709.61

$354.81

$2,128.84

$23.42

$11.71

$70.26

$60.43

$30.22

$181.30

ZUNIGA, JOEL
ZWIEG, NEAL

$45.33

6

$45.33

10.

Defendant SHALL further make payment of attorneys’ fees and costs,

without any withholdings and to be reported on an IRS 1099 form, to Plaintiffs’ Counsel,
Hawks Quindel, S.C., within seven days of this Order, in the amount of $61,995.16.
11.

Defendant SHALL deliver all payments described in paragraphs 6 through 10

above within seven days of this Order to Plaintiffs’ Counsel at Hawks Quindel, S.C., Attn:
Attorney Larry A. Johnson, 222 E. Erie Street, Suite 210, Milwaukee, WI 53201.
12.

For any payment issued under paragraphs 6 through 11 above that becomes

null and void as a result of not being delivered or cashed within ninety days of issuance,
Defendant SHALL reissue payment for such amounts to the Parties’ elected Cy Pres
Recipient: The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy, 2201 Broadway, Suite
310, Oakland, CA 94612. Defendant SHALL provide Class Counsel with an accounting of
any such payment that becomes void after ninety days of issuing within twenty-one days of
the payment becoming void. Within seven days of Class Counsel’s approval, Defendant
SHALL reissue the cy pres amount to The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law &
Policy, 2201 Broadway, Suite 420, Oakland, CA 94612.
13.

By consent of the Parties, the Court SHALL retain jurisdiction for the

purpose of enforcing the terms of the settlement agreement and the mandatory injunction
contained herein.
The court ORDERS that this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, and
without further cost to either party.
Dated this 28th day of September, 2018 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
BY THE COURT
s/Nancy Joseph______________
NANCY JOSEPH
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United States Magistrate Judge

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