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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH DURAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THE HERSHEY COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-01184-RS 

ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT 

AGREEMENT AND DISMISSING 

CLAIMS WITH PREJUDICE

This Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) retaliation case has settled, and the parties seek 

judicial approval of their agreement. See Lynn’s Food Stores Inc. v. Dep’t of Labor, 679 F.2d 

1350, 1352-53 (11th Cir. 1982). The “proper procedure for obtaining court approval of the 

settlement of FLSA claims is for the parties to present to the court a proposed settlement, upon 

which the district court may enter a stipulated judgment only after scrutinizing the settlement for 

fairness.” Lee v. The Timberland Co., C 07-2367-JF, 2008 WL 2492295, at *2 (N.D. Cal. June 19, 

2008). Approval is warranted if “the settlement is a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide 

dispute.” Id.

The settlement agreement in this case is fair and reasonable. As far as can be determined 

from the available materials, this matter involves a genuine and fact-intensive dispute. By settling, 

each side has chosen to avoid the risk and expense of trial. Moreover, the four remaining 

plaintiffs will each receive a substantial payment, relative to their claimed damages, in exchange

for releasing their claims. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. Approval of the settlement agreement, including the releases contained therein, the 

payments to plaintiffs and plaintiffs’ counsel’s attorney fees and costs, is GRANTED.

2. All parties are bound by the terms of the settlement agreement.

3. This action, Duran, et al. v. The Hershey Company, No. 3:14-cv-01184-RS, is 

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hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and on the merits. The court reserves and retains 

exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the above-captioned matter, the settlement agreement, 

and the parties for the purposes of supervising the implementation, effectuation, enforcement, 

construction, administration and interpretation of the settlement agreement. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 18, 2015

______________________________________

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

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