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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

HSIN TE CHOU, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

OKRA, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: C 06-2535 PVT

ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT

AND DISMISSING ACTION WITH

PREJUDICE

On December 11, 2006, the parties filed a Stipulation to Dismiss with Prejudice.1 On

December 13, 2006, this court issued an interim order deeming the stipulation to be a joint motion to

approve the fairness of the settlement of claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), and

setting a deadline for the parties to submit a joint statement in support of the settlement. The parties

have submitted their Joint Statement on Fairness of Settlement. Based on the parties joint statement,

and the file herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the court FINDS that the compromise of Plaintiff Chou’s

and Plaintiff Garcia’s overtime and liquidated damages claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act is

a fair compromise of Fair Labor Standards Act claims as to which there are bona fide factual

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disputes. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, based on this finding, the court hereby dismisses this

action with prejudice as to Plaintiffs’ Hsin Te Chou and Celestino Garcia, and without prejudice as

to any putative members of the purported class. The court retains jurisdiction over the parties’

settlement.

Dated: 1/17/07

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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