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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 05:704 Labor Litigation

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JEREMY RAUDEZ, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SSMB PACIFIC HOLDING 

COMPANY, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 19-cv-02755 NC 

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION 

FOR DISMISSAL AND 

TERMINATING CASE IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH 

SETTLEMENT 

 This is a wrongful termination, failure to provide breaks, and failure to pay wages 

case filed by Jeremy Raudez against his employer NorCal Kenworth/SSMB Pacific 

Holding Company, Inc. Raudez was employed as a counterman until he was terminated 

from employment on January 11, 2019. This case was initially filed in Santa Clara County 

Superior Court and then removed to this Court. ECF 1. One of Raudez’s claims is under 

the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Federal jurisdiction is satisfied because a 

federal statutory claim (the FLSA) is in dispute and all parties have consented to the 

jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. ECF 5, 8. 

 Presented to the Court is a stipulation for dismissal of the entire action with 

prejudice. ECF 16. Under the stipulation, the action will be dismissed with prejudice and 

each side will bear its own fees and costs. ECF 16. The proposed dismissal is the product 

of a written settlement agreement and release agreed to by the parties. This Court has not 

been asked to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement. 

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 When presented with a proposed settlement of FLSA claims, the Court “must 

determine whether the settlement is a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide 

dispute.” See Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1353 (11th Cir. 

1982); Yue Zhou v. Wang’s Restaurant, Case No. 05-cv-0279 PVT, 2007 WL 2298046, at 

*1 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 8, 2007). 

 Here, the Court finds that the settlement is a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona 

fide dispute. The compensation to plaintiff’s counsel Frank Mayo is appropriate in light of 

his skill and experience and his documented work on the case. 

The Court therefore APPROVES the stipulated dismissal (ECF 16) and 

DISMISSES this case with prejudice, with each side to bear its own fees and costs except 

as specified in the settlement agreement. The Clerk of Court is instructed to terminate the 

file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 6, 2020 _____________________________________ 

NATHANAEL M. COUSINS 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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