Hawkins
Hawkins v. The Kroger Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAVONDA HAWKINS, on behalf Case No.: 15cv2320 JM (AHG) of herself and all others similarly 12 situated, ORDER ON FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND Plaintiff,
MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES,
14 v. COSTS, AND INCENTIVE AWARD
THE KROGER COMPANY,
16 Defendant. 17 18 Presently before the court is Plaintiff Shavonda Hawkins’ Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement (Doc. No. 350) and Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Incentive Award (Doc. No. 349). A hearing was held on January 31, 2022. (Doc. No. 355). For the reasons set forth on the record and as explained in more detail below, Plaintiff’s Motions are GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND This action arises from the labeling of Kroger breadcrumbs. Plaintiff purchased Kroger breadcrumbs in San Diego about six times per year from 2000 to July of 2015. (Compl. ¶¶ 16, 71-72). Beginning in 2008, the front label of the breadcrumbs…