Motion: Plaintiff Rosalio Vera’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, Conditional Certification of Settlement Class, Approval of Class Notice Package, Approval of Plaintiff’s Payment, Appointment of Class Counsel and Settlement Administrator, and Setting of Final Approval Hearing
Tentative Ruling: To deny Plaintiff Rosalio Vera’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, Conditional Certification of Settlement Class, Approval of Class Notice Package, Approval of Plaintiff’s Payment, Appointment of Class Counsel and Settlement Administrator, and Setting of Final Approval Hearing.
1. Sufficiency of Amount of Settlement ($420,000)
Insufficient information has been submitted as to the basis for the court to make the merits evaluation required by Kullar v. Foot Locker Retail, Inc. (2008) 168 Cal. App. 4th 116, 129.
Plaintiff estimates the total value of asserted wage and hour claims and penalties is $574,000.00. No basis for this estimate is provided