C23-01149
CASE NAME: MARIA MONDRAGON VS. OLVERA & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC.
*HEARING ON MOTION IN RE: FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
FILED BY: MONDRAGON, MARIA LOURDES
*TENTATIVE RULING:*
Plaintiff Maria Lourdes Mondragon moves for preliminary approval of her class action settlement with
defendant Olvera & Sons Enterprises, Inc. The motion is granted.
A. Background and Settlement Terms
The pleadings and motion papers do not identify the business of defendant, but from a Google search
it appears that it operates a restaurant in Brentwood. Plaintiff alleges that she worked at defendant in
a non-exempt hourly job, though her job duties and dates of employment are not identified.
The original complaint was filed on May 15, 2023 as a class action. There are no PAGA claims and the
case is being settled on a class action basis.
The settlement would create a gross settlement fund of $172,500. The class representative payment
to the plaintiff would be $7,500. Atto