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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 15:1938 Fair Labor Standards Act

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT 

Matthew Gunderson v. Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Inc.; Case No. 4-18-cv-05803

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BRADLEY/GROMBACHER, LLP

Marcus J. Bradley, Esq. (SBN 174156) 

Kiley L. Grombacher, Esq. (SBN 245960) 

2815 Townsgate Road, Suite 130 

Westlake Village, California 91361 

Telephone: (805) 270-7100 

Facsimile: (805) 270-7589 

mbradley@bradleygrombacher.com 

kgrombacher@bradleygrombacher.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff, MATTHEW GUNDERSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MATTHEW GUNDERSON, an individual, 

on his own behalf and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated,

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL, INC., a 

Delaware corporation; FACEBOOK, INC., a 

Delaware corporation,

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. 4:18-cv-05803-YGR

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF 

CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT 

Having considered the motion for final approval of class action settlement and the motion 

for attorneys’ fees and expenses, the arguments of counsel at the October 15, 2019 hearing, the 

declarations, and the record in this case, THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 

1. This Order incorporates by reference the definitions in the Joint Stipulation of 

Settlement and Release of Claims (“Settlement Agreement”) (a copy of which is attached hereto 

as Exhibit “A”). All terms defined therein shall have the same meaning in this Order as set forth 

in the Settlement Agreement. 

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2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this litigation and over all 

Parties to this litigation, including the Plaintiffs and Class Members. 

3. Pursuant to the Preliminary Approval Order, the appointed Settlement 

Administrator, ILYM Group, Inc. mailed a Notice of Settlement to all known Class Members by 

First Class U.S. Mail. The Notice of Settlement fairly and adequately informed Class Members of 

the terms of the proposed Settlement and the benefits available to Class Members thereunder. The 

Notice of Settlement further informed Class Members of the pendency of the Action, of the 

proposed Settlement, of Class Members’ right to receive their share of the Settlement, of the scope 

and effect of the Settlement’s Released Claims, of Class Members’ rights and obligations relating 

to the prospective relief provided through the Settlement, of the preliminary Court approval of the 

proposed Settlement, of exclusion and objection timing and procedures, of the date of the Final 

Approval Hearing, and of the right to file documentation in support of or in opposition to the 

Settlement and to appear in connection with the Final Approval Hearing. Class Members had 

adequate time to consider this information and to use the procedures identified in the Notice. The 

Court finds and determines that this notice procedure afforded adequate protections to Class 

Members and provides the basis for the Court to make an informed decision regarding approval of 

the Settlement based on the responses of Class Members. The Court finds and determines that the 

Notice provided in the Action was the best notice practicable, which satisfied the requirements of 

law and due process. 

4. In response to the Notice, zero (0) Class Members objected to the Settlement and 

two (2) Class Members, Jaymey Butler and Sonia Vaswami requested exclusion from the 

Settlement.

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5. For purposes of this Order and for this Settlement only, the Court hereby certifies the 

Class, as defined in the Settlement Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. This Court 

hereby approves the Settlement set forth in the Settlement Agreement, including payment of the 

Gross Settlement Amount ($150,000.00), which includes the amounts listed herein under Paragraphs 

5-8 herein, and all other terms set forth therein, and finds that the Settlement Agreement is, in all 

respects, fair, reasonable and adequate to the Parties and Class Members and directs the Parties to 

effectuate the settlement according to its terms. The amounts listed below in Paragraphs 5-8 are 

included within, and not additional to, the Gross Settlement Amount approved by this Court.

6. For purposes of this Order and this Settlement only, the Court hereby confirms the 

appointment of Plaintiff Matthew Gunderson as the class representative for the Class. Further, the 

Court finally approves the Service Award, as fair and reasonable, to Plaintiff Matthew Gunderson 

in the amount of $2,500. The Court hereby orders the Settlement Administrator to distribute the 

Service Award to the Plaintiff in accordance with the provisions of the Settlement. 

7. For purposes of this Order and this Settlement only, the Court hereby confirms the 

appointment of Marcus J. Bradley of Bradley/Grombacher, LLP as Class Counsel. Class Counsel 

is awarded $37,500.00 for their reasonable attorneys’ fees. Class Counsel is awarded reasonable 

costs and expenses incurred in the Lawsuit in the amount of $10,000.00.

8. For purposes of this Order and this Settlement only, the Court hereby confirms the 

appointment of ILYM Group, Inc. as the Settlement Administrator to administer the Settlement of 

this matter as more specifically set forth in the Settlement Agreement and further finally approves 

Settlement Administration Costs, as fair and reasonable, of $3,500.00. 

9. The California Labor Workforce and Development Agency is awarded the amount 

of $6,000.00.

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10. Except as otherwise provided in this Order Granting Final Approval of the Motion 

for Class Action Settlement and for Award of Enhancement to Class Representative and for 

Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (“Final Approval Order”), the parties shall bear their own costs and 

attorneys’ fees.

11. The Court finds that the Settlement offers significant monetary recovery to all 

Monetary Payment Class Members and finds that such recovery is fair, adequate and reasonable 

when balanced against further litigation related to liability and damages issues. The Court further 

finds that investigation, discovery, and research have been conducted such that Class Counsel and 

Defense Counsel are able to reasonably evaluate their respective positions at this time. The Court 

finds that the proposed Settlement, at this time, will avoid substantial additional costs by all Parties, 

as well as avoid the risks and delay inherent to further prosecution of the Action. The Court further 

finds that the Settlement has been reached as the result of intensive, serious and non-collusive, armslength negotiations. Thus, the Court approves the Settlement set forth in the Settlement Agreement 

and finds that the Settlement is, in all respects, fair, adequate and reasonable and directs the Parties 

to effectuate the Settlement according to its terms. 

12. The Court hereby orders the Settlement Administrator to distribute the Individual 

Settlement Payments to Class Members in accordance with the provisions of the Settlement. 

13. As of the Effective Date, the Class Released Claims are and shall be deemed to be 

conclusively released as against the Released Parties. All Class Members are hereby forever barred 

and enjoined from prosecuting the Released Claims against the Released Parties. 

14. After Settlement administration has been completed in accordance with the 

Settlement Agreement, and in no event later than 180 days after the Effective Date, Defendant shall 

file a report with this Court certifying compliance with the terms of the Settlement. 

15. Neither this Order, the Settlement Agreement, nor any document referred to herein, 

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nor any action taken to carry out the Settlement Agreement is, may be construed as, or may be used 

as an admission by or against Defendant or any of the other Released Parties of any fault, 

wrongdoing or liability whatsoever. Nor is this Order a finding of the validity of any claims in the 

Action or of any wrongdoing by Defendant or any of the other Released Parties. 

16. If the Settlement does not become final and effective in accordance with the terms of

the Settlement Agreement, resulting in the return and/or retention of the Settlement funds to 

Defendant consistent with the terms of the Settlement, then this Order and all orders entered in 

connection herewith, including any order certifying the Class, appointing class representatives or 

Class Counsel, shall be rendered null and void and shall be vacated. 

17. Without affecting the finality of this Order in any way, this Court hereby retains

continuing jurisdiction over the interpretation, implementation and enforcement of the Settlement 

and all orders and judgments entered in connection therewith. 

18. Within 21 days after the distribution of the settlement funds and payment of

attorney’s the parties will file a Post-Distribution Accounting in accordance with the United States 

District Court for the Northern District of California’s Procedural Guidance for Class Action 

Settlements. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: __________________ ________________________________ 

Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers 

United States District Judge

October 28, 2019

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