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Parties Involved:
Guadalupe Alvarez
Plaintiff
Christina Barbosa
Plaintiff
Beef Packers, Inc.
Defendant
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Defendant
Santos Salcido
Plaintiff

Document Text:

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL FEES TO RUST CONSULTING AND REQUEST 

TO CLOSE CASE

Salcido/Barbosa, et al. v. Cargill, et al. 

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Todd M. Schneider (SBN 158253) 

tschneider@schneiderwallace.com 

Guy B. Wallace (SBN 176151) 

gwallace@schneiderwallace.com 

Carolyn H. Cottrell (SBN 166977) 

ccottrell@schneiderwallace.com 

SCHNEIDER WALLACE 

COTTRELL BRAYTON KONECKY LLP 

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Tel: (415) 421-7100 

Fax: (415) 421-7105 

Philip A. Downey (pro hac vice) 

downeyjustice@gmail.com 

THE DOWNEY LAW FIRM LLC 

P.O. Box 736 

Unionville, Pennsylvania 19375 

Tel: (610) 324-2848 

Fax: (610) 347-1073 

Shanon J. Carson (pro hac vice) 

scarson@bm.net 

BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. 

1622 Locust Street 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 

Tel: (215) 875-4656 

 Fax: (215) 875-4604 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Santos Salcido, Guadalupe Alvarez, and Christina Barbosa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SANTOS SALCIDO, GUADALUPE 

ALVAREZ, on behalf of themselves and on 

behalf of all other similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP., 

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP. d/b/a 

BEEF PACKERS, INC., and BEEF PACKERS, 

INC., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:07-CV-01347-LJO-GSA 

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR 

PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL FEES TO 

RUST CONSULTING AND REQUEST TO 

CLOSE CASE 

CHRISTINA BARBOSA, on behalf of herself, 

and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP., 

CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP. d/b/a 

BEEF PACKERS, INC., and BEEF PACKERS, 

INC., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:08-CV-00605-LJO-DLB 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL FEES TO RUST CONSULTING AND REQUEST 

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On June 25, 2010, Class Counsel filed a Report on Status of Disbursement of Settlement 

Funds, Request for Payment of Additional Fees to Rust Consulting and Request to Close Case, 

which contained the following facts based largely on a declaration submitted by Rust Consulting, 

the Claims Administrator in this matter: 

The Qualified Settlement Fund (QSF) for this matter currently contains $1,009,455.71, 

consisting of unclaimed funds and uncashed checks. Rust Consulting incurred an additional 

$19,982.48 in fees as a result of unanticipated administrative duties. In the event that the payment 

of such fees is granted, the QSF will contain $989,473.23. 

Rust Consulting has disbursed funds from the QSF for settlement awards on four occasions: 

on or about June 8, 2009, on or about August 28, 2009, on or about December 4, 2009, and on or 

about January 7, 2010. The void period of 180 days has passed for all checks issued in accordance 

with the settlement. As such, the uncashed checks will be cancelled and, along with any 

unclaimed funds, are ready to be disbursed to the cy pres recipients specified in the settlement 

agreement (The United Way of Fresno County and Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center). 

Each cy pres recipient will receive $494,736.65. Rust is prepared to then close the QSF and 

conclude the settlement administration, aside from any specific requests. After the remaining 

funds in the QSF are distributed to the cy pres recipients, Rust Consulting is prepared to provide 

written certification of such completion and provide proof of payment to the Court and counsel for 

the Parties, pursuant to Paragraph 32 of the Settlement Agreement. 

Pursuant to the above-referenced Report, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

(1) Rust Consulting shall collect additional fees in the amount of $19,982.48; 

(2) Rust shall then disburse the remaining funds in the QSF to the cy pres recipients in 

accordance with paragraph 31 of the Settlement Agreement; 

(3) Within 7 days of the cy pres disbursal, Rust shall provide written certification of the 

completion of the distribution of the funds in the QSF to the Court and counsel for the 

Parties, pursuant to Paragraph 32 of the Settlement Agreement; and 

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(4) As soon as practicable after the completion of the above elements, this case shall be 

closed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 19, 2010 BY THE COURT: 

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

HON. LAWRENCE J. O’NEILL 

United States District Judge 

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