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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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1 09-CV-2745 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALESSANDRO DIRIENZO, on behalf 

of himself, and on behalf of all persons 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

DUNBAR ARMORED, INC., a 

Maryland Corporation, 

Defendant. 

Consolidated with: 

ANTHONY ROGERS, on behalf of 

himself and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DUNBAR ARMORED, INC., a Maryland 

corporation, and DOES 1 through 100, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

CASE No. 09CV2745 DMS (JMA)

(Class Action) 

ORDER: 

(1) CONFIRMING CERTIFICATION OF 

CLASS ACTION; 

(2) GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL TO 

CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT; AND 

(3) ENTERING FINAL JUDGMENT 

CASE NO. 10CV1931 DMS (BGS) 

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On August 5, 2011, a hearing was held on the joint motion of plaintiffs Alessandro 

Dirienzo and Anthony Rogers (“Plaintiffs”) and defendants Dunbar Armored, Inc. (“Defendant”) 

for final approval of their class settlement (the “Settlement”) and payments to the Labor and 

Workforce Development Agency and the Settlement Administrator. 

The Parties have submitted their Settlement, which this Court preliminarily 

approved by its April 4, 2011 Order (Docket No.30) (the “Preliminary Approval Order”). In 

accordance with the Preliminary Approval Order, Class Members have been given notice of the 

terms of the Settlement and the opportunity to comment on or object to it or to exclude 

themselves from its provisions. Class Members have also been provided with a claim form. 

Having received and considered the Settlement, the supporting papers filed by the 

Parties, and the evidence and argument received by the Court before entering the Preliminary 

Approval Order and at the final approval hearing, the Court grants final approval of the 

Settlement, enters this Final Approval Order, and HEREBY ORDERS and MAKES 

DETERMINATIONS as follows: 

1. Except as otherwise specified herein, the Court for purposes of this Final Approval 

Order adopts all defined terms set forth in the Stipulation of Settlement. 

2. The Court has jurisdiction over this action and the Settlement pursuant to pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1132(a) and 1332(d). 

3. Pursuant to this Preliminary Approval Order, a Class Notice Packet consisting of a 

Notice of Preliminary Approval of the Settlement (“Notice”) (Stipulation of Settlement, Ex. A), 

and Claim Form (id. at Ex. B), were sent to each Class Member by first-class mail. These papers 

informed Class Members of the terms of the Settlement, their right to receive a Settlement Share, 

their right to comment on or object to the Settlement and/or Class Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and 

expenses, their right to elect not to participate in the Settlement and pursue their own remedies, 

and their right to appear in person or by counsel at the final approval hearing and be heard 

regarding approval of the Settlement. Adequate periods of time were provided by each of these 

procedures. 

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4. 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 this case was the best notice practicable, which 

satisfied the requirements of law and due process. 

5. No Class Members filed written objections to the proposed Settlement as part of 

this notice process or stated an intent to appear at the final approval hearing. In addition, only 

one Class Member, Fernando Ibarra, opted-out of the Settlement. 

6. For the reasons stated in the Preliminary Approval Order, the Court finds and 

determines that the proposed Settlement Class, as defined in the definitions section of the 

Stipulation of Settlement, meets all of the legal requirements for class certification, and it is 

hereby ordered that the Settlement Class is finally approved and certified as a class for purposes 

of settlement of this action. 

7. The Court further finds and determines that the terms of the Settlement are fair, 

reasonable, and adequate to the class and to each Class Member and that the Class Members who 

have not opted out will be bound by the Settlement, that the Settlement is ordered finally 

approved, and that all terms and provisions of the Settlement should be and hereby are ordered to 

be consummated. 

8. The Court finds and determines that the settlement awards to be paid to the 

Claimants as provided for by the Settlement are fair and reasonable. The Court hereby gives final 

approval to and orders the payment of those amounts be made to the Claimants out of the Net 

Settlement Fund in accordance with the Settlement. 

9. The Court finds and determines that payment to the California Labor and 

Workforce Development Agency of $18,750.00 as its share of the settlement of civil penalties in 

this case is fair, reasonable, and appropriate. The Court hereby gives final approval to and orders 

that the payment of that amount be paid out of the Gross Settlement Fund in accordance with the 

Stipulation of Settlement. Any expired uncashed settlement checks remaining after the payment 

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of all valid claims, and employer’s share of taxes and other applicable withholdings, shall escheat 

to the State Controller, with Defendant’s taxes paid on those funds, and with the Settlement Class 

Member remaining responsibility for any tax liability on such funds. 

10. The Court finds and determines that the fees and expenses of Gilardi & Co. in 

administrating the settlement, in the amount of $25,000, are fair and reasonable. The Court 

hereby gives final approval to and orders that the payment of that amount be paid out of the Gross 

Settlement Amount in accordance with the Settlement. 

11. The Court determines by separate order the requests by Plaintiffs and Class 

Counsel for Class Representative service awards, Class Counsel’s attorneys’ fees, and the 

litigation expenses award, which are approved. 

12. Nothing in this Order shall preclude any action to enforce the Parties’ obligations 

under the Settlement or under this Order, including the requirement that Defendant make 

payments to the Claimants in accordance with the Settlement. 

13. Upon completion of administration of the Settlement, the Settlement Administrator 

will provide written certification of such completion to the Court and counsel for the Parties. 

14. By operation of the entry of this Final Approval Order and pursuant to the 

Stipulation of Settlement, all members of the Settlement Class are permanently barred and 

enjoined from prosecuting the Released Claims against the Released Parties. 

15. If, for any reason, the Settlement ultimately does not become final (as set forth in 

the Stipulation of Settlement), this Order will be vacated; the Parties will return to their respective 

positions in this action as those positions existed immediately before the Parties executed the 

Stipulation of Settlement; and nothing stated in the Stipulation of Settlement or any other papers 

filed with this Court in connection with the Settlement will be deemed an admission of any kind 

by any of the Parties or used as evidence against, or over the objection of, any of the Parties for 

any purpose in this action or in any other action 

16. The Parties entered into the Settlement solely for the purpose of compromising and 

settling disputed claims. Defendant in no way admits any violation of law or any liability 

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whatsoever to Plaintiffs and the Class, individually or collectively, all such liability being 

expressly denied by Defendant. 

17. By means of this Final Approval Order, this Court hereby enters final judgment in 

this action, as defined in Rule 58(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

18. Without affecting the finality of this Final Approval Order in any way, the Court 

retains jurisdiction of all matters relating to the interpretation, administration, implementation, 

effectuation, and enforcement of this Order and the Settlement. 

19. The Parties are hereby ordered to comply with the terms of the Stipulation of 

Settlement. 

20. This action is dismissed with prejudice, each side to bear its own costs and 

attorneys’ fees except as provided by the Stipulation of Settlement. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 5, 2011 

HON. DANA M. SABRAW 

 U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

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