Bayview Hunters Point Residents v. Tetra Tech EC, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT Case No. 19-cv-01417-JD RESIDENTS, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER RE GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT DETERMINATION v. AND MINORS’ COMPROMISES 10 TETRA TECH EC, INC., et al., 11 Defendants.

12 During the hearing of the request for a good-faith determination of the proposed settlement, the Court denied approval from the bench. Dkt. No. 312. This order provides additional detail for why the good-faith determination request by Lennar Corporation and Five Point Holdings, LLC (Homebuilder defendants), Dkt. No. 270, is a non-starter. It also resolves plaintiffs’ motion for an order approving the proposed compromise of the claims of minors. Dkt. No. 276. I. GOOD-FAITH SETTLEMENT DETERMINATION This request was the Homebuilder defendants’ second attempt to settle this action with plaintiffs with the Court’s approval, and without the participation of the Tetra Tech defendants. The Court denied the prior request on…