McBurnie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHANNON MCBURNIE, et al., Case No. 21-cv-01429-JD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE CLASS CERTIFICATION

v.

ACCEPTANCE NOW, LLC, Defendant.

Named plaintiffs Shannon McBurnie and April Spruell seek class certification for their claims against defendant RAC Acceptance East, LLC (RAC) under the California Karnette Rental-Purchase Act and related consumer protection statutes. Dkt. No. 97. RAC leases durable goods such as furniture or appliances to consumers on a rent-to-own basis. See Dkt. No. 105 at 3. To rent the goods, all RAC customers must sign a Rental Purchase Agreement (RPA), which includes a $45.00 processing fee. Plaintiffs challenge the imposition of the processing fee as unlawful under the Karnette Act, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and the Unfair Competition Law, and ask to pursue these claims on behalf of a class certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3). The parties’ familiarity with the record is assumed, and certification is granted. …