Stoddart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Michael H. Stoddart, No. 2:12-cv-01054-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. Express Services, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 The court preliminarily approved settlement of this wage and hour class action. Now, in 18 separate motions, plaintiff moves for final approval of the class action settlement, Mot. Final Approval, ECF No. 198; Mem. Final Approval, ECF No. 198-1, and an award of attorney fees and costs, Mot Att’ys Fees, ECF No. 192; Mem. Att’ys Fees, ECF No. 192-1. As explained below, the court grants both motions. 22 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Michael Stoddart brought this class action in state court alleging several California Labor Code violations against defendants Express Services, Inc., Phillips & Associates, Inc., Western Wine Services, Inc., and Elaine Martin. See generally Compl., Notice of Removal Ex. A, ECF No. 1-1. Defendants removed the case to this court on…