Wickham

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERIC WICKHAM, Case No. 23-cv-00946-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF

CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

SCHENKER, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 87 Defendant.

Plaintiff Eric Wickham moves for preliminary approval of a class settlement in this Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) lawsuit against Schenker, Inc. For the reasons that follow, the motion is denied without prejudice. BACKGROUND The operative complaint asserts a single claim against defendant Schenker under 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2)(A) of the FCRA. That statute provides that, in order to obtain an applicant’s consumer report, a prospective employer must provide the applicant with a “clear and conspicuous disclosure ... in a document that consists solely of the disclosure, [indicating] that a consumer report may be obtained for employment purposes.” 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2)(a)(ii). This “standalone disclosure requirement” prohibits…