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Parties Involved:
Kristopher Deane
Plaintiff
Fastenal Company
Defendant
Lisa Johnson
Plaintiff
Michael Romano
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KRISTOPHER DEANE, MICHAEL ROMANO, AND 

LISA JOHNSON,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

FASTENAL COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No.: 11-CV-0042 YGR

ORDER GRANTING RENEWED MOTION FOR 

APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AND 

JUDGMENT OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE

Plaintiffs Kristopher Deane, Michael Romano, and Lisa Johnson (“Plaintiffs”) and defendant 

Fastenal Company (“Defendant” or “Fastenal”) have filed a Renewed Motion for Settlement 

Approval and Judgment approving the parties’ settlement of Plaintiffs’ federal under the Fair Labor 

Standards Act (“FLSA”) and California Labor Code claims. (Dkt. No. 144.) 

Having carefully considered the papers submitted and the pleadings in this action, and for the 

reasons set forth below, the Court hereby GRANTS the Motion.

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Based upon the evidence submitted, including the parties’ settlement agreement and 

explanations of how that settlement was reached, the Court finds that the settlement is a fair, 

adequate, and reasonable compromise of a bona fide dispute of the Plaintiffs’ FLSA and Labor Code 

claims. See Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. United States, U.S. Dep't of Labor, 679 F.2d 350, 1354-55

 

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 78(b) and Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court 

finds this motion appropriate for decision without oral argument. Accordingly, the Court VACATES

the hearing set for January 7, 2014.

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United States District Court

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(11th Cir. 1982); McKeen-Chaplin v. Franklin Am. Mortgage Co., C 10-5243 SBA, 2012 WL 

6629608 at *2 n.3 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2012) (collecting cases).

Accordingly, the motion is GRANTED. 

Under Rules 54 and 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, JUDGMENT IS HEREBY 

ENTERED in accordance with the terms of the parties’ settlement agreement. This action is 

Dismissed in its entirety with prejudice and Plaintiffs are barred and enjoined from asserting any 

claims released by the settlement in any court or other forum. 

This terminates Docket No. 144.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

January 2, 2014

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 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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