Ang v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.
- Haywood Gilliam
- 4:13-cv-01196
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 4
In Ang v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., Judge Gilliam entered stipulated final judgment approving a settlement, dismissing class representatives’ claims with prejudice, and closing the case.
The judgment affects plaintiffs Alex Ang and Lynne Streit, defendant Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., and all members of the Settlement Class. Class members are bound by the judgment and barred from pursuing or reopening the Injunctive Relief Claims.
What happened
In Ang v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., Alex Ang and Lynne Streit, individually and for a proposed class, and Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. agreed to a stipulated final judgment based on the court’s final approval order for a class-action settlement.
The judgment states that the court approved the settlement and granted in part class counsel’s request for $225,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs. It dismisses the class representatives’ claims with prejudice, binds all class members, and bars them from pursuing or reopening the Injunctive Relief Claims.
Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. entered final judgment on October 21, 2020. The court retained continuing jurisdiction to enforce the judgment’s terms, and the clerk was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Ang v. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. · No. 4:13-cv-01196
- Haywood Gilliam
- Oct. 21, 2020
Nature of the order
This document is a stipulated final judgment agreed to by plaintiffs Alex Ang and Lynne Streit and defendant Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. It incorporates the court’s earlier order granting in part and denying in part the motion for final approval of the class-action settlement, attorneys’ fees, and incentive awards. The judgment does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s detailed terms.
Rulings and effect
The judgment states that the court granted final approval of the settlement and granted in part class counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $225,000.
The court dismissed the claims of the class representatives with prejudice and entered final judgment on the claims of the class representatives and the Settlement Class. “With prejudice” means those dismissed claims cannot be brought again. The judgment also states that all class members are bound by it and are barred from pursuing or seeking to reopen any Injunctive Relief Claims.
The court retained exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the action and the parties, including all class members, to enforce the judgment’s terms. The clerk was ordered to close the case. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. signed and entered the final judgment on October 21, 2020.
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