Class Action Settlement in Neal’s Coffee Shop Case

This webpage provides further information to class members who received notice of the settlement reached in the lawsuit titled, Norma Santizo and Mimi Lee, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Neal’s Coffee Shop, Inc., a California corporation, Sunil Prasad, an individual, and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, Defendants, Case No. 24-CIV-03380, originally filed on June 3, 2024, in San Mateo County Superior Court. The class includes hourly, non-exempt workers employed by Neal’s Coffee Shop, Inc. and Sunil Prasad on or between June 3, 2020, and March 14, 2025. In addition to the case documents available below, you may view a complete copy of the settlement agreement, and any papers filed in the Lawsuit, which are on file with the Clerk of the Court, case number 24-CIV-03380. The pleadings and all other records from this litigation are also available using the Court’s eCourt Public Portal, available at https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/online-services/online-case-access.

 

CASE DOCUMENTS

Class Action Complaint

Settlement Agreement

Form of Notice

Notice of Class Action Settlement- Supplemental Mailing 

Notice of Class Action Settlement- Second Supplemental Mailing

Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement

Court Order on Motion for Preliminary Approval

Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs

Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, you may call the Settlement Administrator at 888-369-3780 or Class Counsel at (415) 434-9800.

 

CLASS COUNSEL

Michelle G. Lee
RUDY, EXELROD, ZIEFF & LOWE, LLP
351 California Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 434-9800

SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR

Simpluris
P.O. Box 26170, Santa Ana, CA 92799
Telephone: 888-369-3780

NEAL’S COFFEE SHOP’S COUNSEL

H. Ann Liroff
FARBSTEIN & BLACKMAN
411 Borel Avenue, Suite 425
San Mateo, California 94402-3518
Telephone: (650) 554-6200

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