Legal Opinion
Local 1180, Commc'ns Workers of Am. v. City of N.Y.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided August 7, 2019No. 1:17-cv-03048 (SDA)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART D. AARON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Plaintiffs petition for Court approval of a proposed class settlement. Plaintiffs also seek approval of service awards to the named plaintiffs, as well as class counsel's attorneys' fees in the amount of $1,708,921.00.1 For the reasons set forth *370below, the settlement is approved, the service awards are approved and attorneys' fees are awarded, albeit in a reduced amount.
BACKGROUND
The background of this case was set forth in a prior Opinion issued by the Court, as follows:
On December 14, 2016, plaintiffs Local 1180, Communications Workers of…
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