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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 15:5(a) Fair Labor Standards Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HEE JOO YANG, an individual,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ELIZABETH R. KIM, individually and dba

“Teddy’s Cafe” and “The Bay Food

Company,” SUNG TAE KIM, individually

and dba “Teddy’s Cafe and “The Bay Food

Company,” THE BAY FOOD COMPANY,

INC., business form unknown, T AND E

FOOD COMPANY, INC., business form

unknown, and DOES 1–100, 

Defendants. /

No. C 15-04986 WHA

NOTICE RE PROPOSED

CONSENT DECREE

The Court has received the “Consent Decree and Proposed Order” submitted by the

parties. By JUNE 10, 2016, AT NOON, counsel shall please respond to the following issues and

questions.

1. On page 3, the proposed consent decree refers to a “Settlement Agreement and

General Release.” Please provide the Court with a fully-executed copy of this

document.

2. Why is this settlement styled as a consent decree when it contains no injunctive

relief?

3. The Court would accept jurisdiction over the matter of plaintiff’s attorney’s fees

in the state action only if both parties waive their right to appeal on that issue. 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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This waiver would have to extend to plaintiff’s attorney fees in the instant

federal action as well given that the state and federal aspects will be intertwined

and hard to separate out after the fact.

4. Both sides should be advised that the Court’s general procedure with respect to

attorney’s fees is to appoint a special master, wherein both sides share the cost of

the special master. This would be true whether or not attorney’s fees in the state

action are rolled into the procedure.

The Court thanks counsel for their efforts to resolve this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 7, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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