Rodriguez Perez v. First Tech Federal Credit Union

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ISMAEL ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ Case No. 23-cv-06704-TSH

PEREZ,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION v. SETTLEMENT 10 FIRST TECH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Re: Dkt. No. 31 11 Defendant. 12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Ismael Antonio Rodriguez Perez brings this putative class action against First Technology Federal Credit Union, alleging claims for alienage discrimination in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 51, et seq. (the “Unruh Act”). Perez alleges First Tech has a policy of denying applicants for residential secured loans based on their immigration and/or citizenship status. Pending before the Court is Perez’s unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement. ECF No. 31. The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and VACATES the October 17,…