Smith v. Apple, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRIS SMITH, et al., Case No. 21-cv-09527-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER DIRECTING THE PARTIES

TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING

v. Re: Dkt. No. 155 APPLE, INC., Defendant.

12 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement, Dkt. No. 155. The Court held a hearing on the motion and took it under submission on October 3, 2024. Dkt. No. 159. Having reviewed the motion and proposed settlement agreement in more detail, the Court finds that the parties have not submitted sufficient evidence on two points that are central to the Court’s determination of whether the parties’ proposal falls within the range of a “fundamentally fair, adequate and reasonable” settlement such that the Court may grant preliminary approval. See In re Heritage Bond Litig., 546 F.3d 667, 674–75 (9th Cir. 2008). The Court will give the parties an opportunity to file supplemental briefing to address the issues described below. 22 …