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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES, COSTS AND CLASS REP. PAYMENTS

DON SPRINGMEYER

dspringmeyer@wrslawyers.com

BRADLEY SCHRAGER (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

bschrager@wrslawyers.com

JUSTIN JONES (SBN 218217) 

jjones@wrslawyers.com

WOLF, RIFKIN, SHAPIRO, SCHULMAN & RABKIN, LLP

3556 E. Russell Road, Second Floor

Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

Telephone: (702) 341-5200

Facsimile: (702) 341-5300

MATTHEW OSTER (SBN 190541)

moster@wrslawyers.com

ERIC LEVINRAD (SBN 169025)

elevinrad@wrslawyers.com

JOSHUA A. SHAPIRO (SBN 229741) 

jshapiro@wrslawyers.com

RICARDO ROZEN (SBN 279151)

rrozen@wrslawyers.com

WOLF, RIFKIN, SHAPIRO, SCHULMAN & RABKIN, LLP

11400 West Olympic Boulevard, 9th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90064-1582

Telephone: (310) 478-4100

Facsimile: (310) 479-1422 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND DIVISION

HOLLY GEHL; CHRIS ARMENTA; et al. 

each on behalf of himself/herself, and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

T-BIRD RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., a 

California corporation; T-BIRD NEVADA, 

LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company; 

and DOES 1 through 100, Inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:13-cv-05961-KAW

[Judge Kandis A. Westmore]

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES, 

COSTS AND CLASS REPRESENTATIVE 

AWARDS

Date: April 7, 2015

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Ctrm: 4

Trial Date: None

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Having considered Plaintiffs’ unopposed Motion for Attorney’s Fees, Costs and Class 

Representative Awards, and the parties’ arguments and evidence submitted in support of such 

motion, the Court grants such motion. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. Class counsel is awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of 35% of the Gross 

Settlement Fund, or $1,256,500.00, pursuant to the Stipulation of Settlement filed July 14, 

2015, as amended by the Amendment to Stipulation of Settlement filed on December 16, 

2015 (“Settlement Agreement”). Following receipt of payment of the settlement funds by

Defendants pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Administrator is ordered 

to disburse such attorney’s fees to Class Counsel within the time required by the 

Settlement Agreement.

2. In addition to the attorney’s fees set forth above, class counsel is awarded 

costs in the amount of $96,349.65.

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 Following receipt of payment of the settlement funds 

by Defendants pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Administrator is 

ordered to disburse reimbursement for such costs to Class Counsel within the time required 

by the Settlement Agreement.

3. The Class Representatives, Holly Gehl, Chris Armenta, Trent Broadstreet, 

Alex Burroughs, Sara Ewart, Jamie Metter, Ramon Perez, Ryan Tyson, Bryan Hwee, 

Lauren Ruiz, Melchor Ruiz, Heather Buller, Faustino Reyes, Arnulfo Rodriguez, Kristen 

Loob, and Myla Smith, are each awarded class representative payments of $3,500.00. 

Following receipt of payment of the settlement funds by Defendants pursuant to the 

Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Administrator is ordered to disburse such class

 

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In the context of depositions, a prevailing party may recover costs incurred for one 

original transcript and one copy. Since Plaintiffs chose to videotape all but one deposition, the 

Court deducted $1141.70 based on the invoices submitted (Dkt. No. 159) for line items that 

appeared to address additional copies, including one rough draft.

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representative payments to each of the above-listed Class Representatives within the time 

required by the Settlement Agreement . 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 14, 2016

The Honorable Kandis A. Westmore

United States District Judge

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