ESTRADA VS. URBAN RETREAT, INC.
Case Number: 23CV-0201662
Tentative Ruling on Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement: Plaintiff Ramon Estrada,
on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, brought this employment class action against Defendant Urban
Retreat, Inc. Plaintiff has filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of the settlement. As a preliminary matter,
the Motion for Preliminary Approval was not timely served. However, the parties filed a Joint Status Conference
Statement on December 21, 2023 that notes that the parties are in agreement with the Motion for Preliminary
Approval being heard today. Therefore, the Court will proceed on the merits.
The settlement in this matter is a non-reversionary settlement that consists of both a $200,000 payment by
Defendant and changes to certain policies and practices that Defendant has agreed to keep in place for five years
following judgment in this matter. The proposed monetary breakdown of the settlement is as