Middleton
Middleton v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT MIDDLETON, Case No. 1:19-cv-01747-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING AS MODIFIED
MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF PAGA
v. SETTLEMENT AND ENTRY OF
JUDGMENT
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., (Doc. 39) 15 Defendant. Clerk of the Court to Close Case 16 17 Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion for approval of Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) Settlement, filed December 6, 2023. (Doc. 39). The motion is accompanied by declarations from Plaintiff’s attorney, Karl Gerber, and from Jon D. Meer, counsel for Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (“Halliburton or “Defendant”). (Docs. 40, 41).1 The Court finds that the terms of the settlement are fundamentally fair, adequate, and reasonable. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court will reduce Plaintiff’s requested incentive award. I. Background On December 16, 2019, Robert Middleton (“Plaintiff”), initiated this action with the filing of a…