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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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Ortiz v. Randstad, et al. [Proposed] Order Granting Preliminary Approval of 

Class Action Settlement 

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Shaun Setareh (SBN 204514) 

shaun@setarehlaw.com 

Thomas Segal (SBN 222791) 

 thomas@setarehlaw.com 

SETAREH LAW GROUP 

9454 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 907 

Beverly Hills, California 90212 

Telephone: 310.888.7771; Facsimile: 310.888.0109 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, ADAN ORTIZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO 

ADAN ORTIZ, on behalf of himself and 

all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RANDSTAD INHOUSE SERVICES, 

L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership; 

and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

Defendants.

Case No. 13-cv-05050-MMC 

ORDER: 

(1) PRELIMINARILY APPROVING 

PROPOSED SETTLEMENT; 

(2) CONDITIONALLY 

CERTIFYING SETTLEMENT 

CLASS; 

(3) APPOINTING CLASS 

REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS 

COUNSEL, AND CLAIMS 

ADMINISTRATOR; 

(4) APPROVING NOTICE OF 

CLASS SETTLEMENT; AND 

(5) SETTING HEARING FOR 

FINAL APPROVAL OF 

SETTLEMENT

Hearing Date: 

May 13, 2016 

Time:9:00am 

Courtroom:7 

 

 

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On May 13, 2016, a hearing was held on the motion of Plaintiff Adan Ortiz 

(“Plaintiff”) for conditional certification of a settlement class, preliminary approval 

of the Parties’ proposed Settlement, approval of the Notice to be sent to the class 

about the Settlement and the forms of the Claim Form and Request for Exclusion 

Form; approval of Class Representative and Class Counsel; and the setting of a 

date for the hearing on final approval of the settlement. 

The Court having read and considered the papers on the motion, the 

arguments of counsel, and the law; and good cause appearing therefor, 

IT IS ORDERED: 

1. The proposed class defined in paragraph 4 of this Order meets the 

requirements for class certification for settlement purposes only under Rule 23(a) 

and 23(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

2. The Parties’ Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement” or the 

“Agreement”) (Declaration of Shaun Setareh in Support of Motion for Preliminary 

Approval of Class Action Settlement Exh. A) is granted preliminary approval as it 

meets the criteria for preliminary settlement approval. The Settlement falls within 

the range of possible approval as fair, adequate, and reasonable, and appears to be 

the product of arms' length and informed negotiations and to treat all Class 

Members fairly. 

3. The parties’ proposed notice plan is constitutionally sound because 

individual notices will be mailed to all class members whose identities are known 

to the parties, notice will also be posted on a static website maintained by the 

Settlement Administrator and such notice is the best notice practicable. The 

Parties’ proposed Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement (attached hereto as 

Exhibit A) is sufficient to inform Class Members of the terms of the Settlement, 

their rights under the Settlement, their rights to object to the Settlement, their rights 

to dispute their amount due under the Settlement, and their rights to elect not to 

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participate in the Settlement, the processes for doing so, and the date and location 

of the final approval hearing, and is therefore approved. 

4. The following persons are certified as Class Members solely for the 

purpose of entering a settlement in this matter: “All non-exempt or hourly persons 

employed by Defendant Randstad InHouse Services, L.P. (“Defendant” or 

“Randstad”) in California who supply services to third party clients (as temporary 

placement employees and external talents) from October 29, 2009 to the date when 

the Court grants and enters the Preliminary Approval Order.” 

5. Any Class Member who wishes to object to the Settlement has until 

August 26, 2016, to file with the Court his or her written Objection. Such 

objection shall include the name, address and telephone number of the objector, 

dates of employment and the basis for any objection and, if the objector is 

represented by counsel, the name and address of the objector’s counsel. No 

Settlement Class member may be heard at the final settlement hearing who has not 

complied with this requirement and any Final Settlement Class member who fails 

to comply with this requirement will be deemed to have waived any right to object 

to the settlement. 

6. Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees shall be filed and placed on the 

Claims Administrator's website no later than July 29, 2016. 

7. Any Class Member who wishes to be excluded from the Settlement 

has until August 26, 2016, to do so. 

8. Any Class Member who wishes to challenge their share of the 

settlement as calculated by the Settlement Administrator must timely send a 

written notice of the dispute to the Settlement Administrator. A dispute notice will 

be considered timely sent if postmarked no later than August 26, 2016. 

9. Plaintiff Adan Ortiz is appointed the Class Representative. Shaun 

Setareh of the Setareh Law Group is appointed Class Counsel. 

10. CPT Group is appointed as Claims Administrator. 

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11. The Class Notice will be disseminated according to the notice plan 

described in the Settlement and substantially in the form attached hereto as 

Exhibit A. Proof of distribution of Class Notice will be filed by the parties in 

conjunction with the motion for an order granting final approval of the Settlement. 

The motion for an order granting final approval of the Settlement shall be filed no 

later than September 9, 2016. 

12. Randstad is directed to provide to the Claims Administrator not later 

than 20 business days after the date of this Order the full names, contact 

information, and other pertinent information for each Class Member, as specified 

by the Settlement. 

13. The Claims Administrator is directed to mail the Class Notice by firstclass mail to each Class Member not later than 15 business days after receipt of the 

Class List as specified by the Settlement. 

14. Class members are not required to file claims in order to receive their 

share of the settlement. If the settlement is finally approved, all class members 

who did not timely request exclusion will be mailed their share of the settlement by 

the Claims Administrator. 

15. A final approval hearing will be held on September 23, 2016, at 9:00 

a.m., to determine whether the Settlement should be granted final approval as fair, 

reasonable, and adequate as to the Class Members. The Court will hear all 

evidence and argument necessary to evaluate the Settlement, and will consider 

Plaintiff and Class Counsel’s request, made by separate motion, for the Class 

Representative Payments and Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. 

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16. The Court reserves the right to continue the date of the final approval 

hearing without further notice to Class Members. The Court retains jurisdiction to 

consider all further applications arising out of or in connection with the Settlement. 

Dated: May 20, 2016 _________________________ 

 Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

 United States District Judge 

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