Denham

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 RYAN GARY DENHAM, et al., CASE NO. 18cv1495-LAB (MDD)

Plaintiffs, ORDER VACATING HEARING AND vs. DIRECTING FURTHER BRIEFING

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14 SERVICE, et al., Defendants. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of the Collective Action Settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act case is set for a hearing on October 26, 2020. While the Court needs additional information to decide the Motion, Plaintiffs can best provide that information through additional briefing. Accordingly, that hearing is VACATED. Plaintiffs argue, and the Court agrees, that attorneys’ fees in common fund cases are often calculated as a percentage of the recovery. On that basis, Plaintiffs seek fees amounting to 40% of the gross settlement amount and expenses amounting to another 27.6%. But Plaintiffs don’t identify any authority supporting such an award. See Dkt. 100-1 at 19-20. No cited…