Ramirez
Ramirez v. Merrill Gardens, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 MARIA BUSTOS RAMIREZ, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00542-SAB Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF HOLGUIN TO SHOW CAUSE
v. WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE
IMPOSED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR AT
MERRILL GARDENS, LLC, FINAL APPROVAL HEARING Defendant. FIVE DAY DEADLINE 16 On January 10, 2024, an order issued granting Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the settlement of this class action and setting the final approval hearing for May 29, 2024. (ECF No. 54.) On May 1, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a motion for final approval of the class and representative action settlement. (ECF No. 55.) Defendant filed a notice of non-opposition on May 15, 2024. (ECF No. 56.) Counsel Allen Feghali appeared by video for Plaintiff Ramirez and counsel Diane O’Malley and Samantha Botros appeared by video for Defendant. There was no appearance at the hearing by Plaintiff Holguin. The Court has inherent power to sanction parties or their attorneys for improper…