Rodriguez Perez v. First Tech Federal Credit Union

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ISMAEL ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ Case No. 23-cv-06704-TSH

PEREZ,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING FINAL 9 APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION v. SETTLEMENT AND MOTION FOR 10 ATTORNEYS’ FEES

FIRST TECH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION,

11 Re: Dkt. No. 35, 36 Defendant. 12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 Plaintiff Ismael Antonio Rodriguez Perez brings this putative class action against First 15 Technology Federal Credit Union, alleging claims for alienage discrimination in violation of the 16 Civil Rights Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. 17 Code §§ 51, et seq. (“Unruh Act”). Plaintiff alleges First Tech has a policy of denying applicants 18 for residential secured loans based on their immigration and/or citizenship status. Pending before 19 the Court is Plaintiff’s unopposed motion for final approval of class action settlement (“Class 20 Mot.,” ECF No. 36)…