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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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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING CLASS 

COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

AND COSTS 

C 05-0585 CW

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JASMIN GERLACH, and REGGIE Case No. C-05-0585-CW 

PLACE, on behalf of themselves and those 

similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

WELLS FARGO & CO., WELLS FARGO 

BANK, N.A., AND WELLS FARGO 

SERVICES COMPANY, 

 Defendants. 

ORDER GRANTING CLASS 

COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND 

REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS AND 

EXPENSES 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 

 Counterclaimant, 

vs. 

JASMIN GERLACH, 

 Counterdefendant. 

Date: January 19, 2007 

Time: 10:00a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 2, 4th Floor 

Hon. Claudia Wilken 

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 WHEREAS, the Court having considered the Joint Stipulation of Settlement (“Settlement 

Agreement”), and having preliminarily approved the same on October 6, 2006; 

WHEREAS, the Court having entered an Order directing that notice be given to the 

Classes, and notice having been individually mailed to the Classes, and the Court having 

conducted a Fairness Hearing concerning the proposed settlement; 

WHEREAS, the Court having entered final approval of this class action settlement; 

WHEREAS, the Court having reviewed Class Counsel’s Notice of Motion and Motion for 

Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses; Memorandum of Points 

and Authorities in Support Thereof; and 

WHEREAS, the Court having reviewed the entire record of this action, and good cause 

appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

1. To the extent defined in the Settlement Agreement, attached as Exhibit 1 to the 

Order Granting Final Approval and incorporated herein by reference, the terms in this Order shall 

have the meanings set forth therein. 

2. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action, the Defendants, 

and the Classes. 

3. Notice of the requested award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of costs and 

expenses was directed to Class members in a reasonable manner through first-class mailing to 

their most recent know addresses, and complies with Rule 23(h)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure; 

4. Class members and any party from who payment is sought have been given the 

opportunity to object in compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(h)(2); 

5. The amount of the reasonable attorneys’ fees awarded to Class Counsel should be 

based on the percentage of the common fund approach. Blum v. Stenson, 465 U.S. 886, 900 n.16 

(1984). An attorneys’ fees award of $3,200,000 is hereby ordered based on this Circuit’s 

benchmark of 25 percent. See e.g., Paul, Johnson, Alston & Hunt v. Graulty, 886 F.2d 268 (9th 

Cir. 1989); Six Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus Growers, 904 F.2d 1301 (9th Cir. 1990); 

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Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp., 290 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2002). This award is based on attorneys’ 

fees awards issued in similar cases, the fact that the common fund of $12,800,000 was created for 

the Class through the efforts of Class Counsel, and the fact that Class Counsel have litigated this 

case despite having received no compensation for their efforts to date and despite having no 

guarantees that they would be paid for their time or efforts; 

6. The requested award of attorneys’ fees is reasonable and justified; and 

7. The $136,982.43 in litigation costs and expenses incurred by Class Counsel 

through December 12, 2006 have been adequately documented and were reasonably incurred for 

the benefit of the Class. The Court approves reimbursement of additional costs incurred between 

December 12, 2006, and the date the settlement is finally administered, in the amount of up to 

$41,517.57. The Court finds that reimbursement of costs and expenses in an amount not to 

exceed $178,500 is reasonable and justified; 

THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS: 

Class Counsel are hereby awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $3,200,000 and 

reimbursement of costs and expenses in an amount not to exceed $178,500. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 19, 2007 ____________________________ 

 Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Court Judge 

 

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