Borelli

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Edward Borelli, et al., No. 2:14-cv-02093-KJM-KJN Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Black Diamond Aggregates, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 The plaintiffs move for class certification and final approval of a settlement agreement in 18 this action for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and California wage and hour laws. 19 Plaintiffs’ counsel also requests an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees. The proposed class meets 20 the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a) and (b)(3), so it is certified. The proposed settlement is fair and adequate, so it is approved. The court also finds the proposed fee award to be reasonable, as explained below. The motions are thus granted. 23 I. BACKGROUND The court summarized the plaintiffs’ allegations, the history of this litigation, and the 25 terms of the proposed settlement agreement in a previous order: According to …