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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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[PROPOSED] ORGER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SERVICE PAYMENTS; 

CASE NO. 06-0430 PJH 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND DIVISION 

THOMAS ROSENBURG et al., on 

behalf of themselves and classes of 

those similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 

MACHINES CORPORATION, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 06-0430 PJH 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND 

MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SERVICE 

PAYMENTS TO NAMED PLAINTIFFS 

Date: July 11, 2007 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 3, 17th Floor 

Judge: Honorable. Phyllis J. Hamilton 

On July 11, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. the parties appeared for a hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion For 

Approval of Service Payments to Named Plaintiffs. Based upon all papers on file with the Court 

and the arguments of counsel, the Court finds that the proposed service payments are fair and 

reasonable, taking into account “‘the actions the plaintiff[s] [have] taken to protect the interests of 

the class, the degree to which the class has benefited from those actions, . . .[and] the amount of 

time and effort the plaintiff[s] expended in pursuing this litigation . . .’” Staton v. Boeing, 327 

F.3d 938, 977 (9th Cir. 2003) (quoting Cook v. Niedert, 142 F.3d 1004, 1016 (7th Cir. 1998)). 

The Claims Administrator shall distribute the following amounts within 10 calendar days 

after the Settlement Effective Date: $5,000 each to named Plaintiffs Thomas Rosenburg, James 

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[PROPOSED] ORGER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SERVICE PAYMENTS; 

CASE NO. 06-0430 PJH 

R. Baxter, Sherry Mattson, Steve Park, Fnu Kennedy and Exaldo Topacio; $1,500 each for named 

Plaintiffs Vincent Letizio, Alan Erece, Frank Vasterling, Robert Carlo, Laurence Tosi, III, 

Michelle Peel, Denise Rambsel, Robin Daniels, Marcia Howie, and Rebecca Taylor. These 

amounts are separate and apart from any other recovery to which these Plaintiffs might be entitled 

under other provisions of the Settlement Agreement. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________________ 

 _____________________________________ Hon. Phyllis J. Hamilton 

United States District Judge

7/12/07

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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