Coppel
Coppel v. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO COPPEL et al., individually Case No.: 21-cv-1430-RSH-DDL and as a representative of a Putative Class 12 of Participants and Beneficiaries on behalf
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
of the SWBG, LLC, 401(K) PLAN, f/k/a
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY
“SEAWORLD PARKS AND APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION
ENTERTAINMENT 401(K) PLAN,”
SETTLEMENT
15 Plaintiffs, [ECF No. 263] 16 v.
SEAWORLD PARKS &
ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al., Defendants. 20 21 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement. ECF No. 263. For the reasons below, Plaintiffs’ motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Fernando Coppel, Pablo Martinez, Tyler Mitchell, Judith Uriostegui, and Elizabeth Usselman (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) are former employees of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Inc. (“SeaWorld”). ECF No. 105 at 1. Plaintiffs are, or were, participants and beneficiaries of a defined contribution…