VARGAS v. VENTURE TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS, LLC d/b/a VENTURE LOGISTICS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
JULIO VARGAS, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) No. 1:24-cv-00952-JRS-MG
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VENTURE TRANSPORTATION
PARTNERS, LLC d/b/a VENTURE
LOGISTICS,
)
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Defendant. )
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT & RECOMMENDATION
The Court having preliminarily approved the Class Action Settlement, (ECF No.
29); Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia having held a Fairness Hearing on September
19, 2025; and the Court having considered Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Final
Approval of Class Action Settlement, (ECF No. 34); Plaintiff's Motion for Approval of
Attorneys' Fees, Expenses, and Service Award, (ECF No. 31); Magistrate Judge
Garcia's Report & Recommendation, (ECF No. 36); and no objections having been
made, the Court now adopts the Report & Recommendation, (ECF No. 36).
Accordingly, the Court finds that the Class Action Settlement Agreement is "fair,
reasonable, and adequate" under Rule 23(e)(2) and in the best interest of the Class;
that the requested attorney's fees of $284,396.60, litigation expenses of $13,048.33,
and class representative service award of $5,000 are reasonable; grants Plaintiff's
Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, (ECF No. 34);
grants Plaintiff's Motion for Approval of Attorneys' Fees, Expenses, and Service
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Award, (ECF No. 31); and grants final approval of the Settlement Agreement as
fair, reasonable, and adequate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(2). A
separate Final Approval Order will be entered.
SO ORDERED.
Date: 11/24/2025
Distribution:
Magistrate Judge Mario Garcia
John Babione
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP.
jbabione@constangy.com
Chasity Henry
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP.
chenry@constangy.com
James Gerard Stranch, IV
Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC
gstranch@stranchlaw.com
Samuel J Strauss
Strauss Borrelli PLLC
sam@straussborrelli.com
Amina Thomas
COHEN & MALAD LLP
athomas@cohenandmalad.com
Lynn A. Toops
COHEN & MALAD LLP
ltoops@cohenmalad.com
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