England

Robert Anthony v. England

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376 F. App'x 775
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 20, 201009-15062California304 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Michael J. England appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment approving a class action settlement and attorney fee award. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion a determination whether to approve a class action settlement and an award of attorney’s fees. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp., 150 F.3d 1011, 1027, 1029 (9th Cir.1998). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the settlement of claims relating to Yahoo!, Inc.’s operation of its personal online dating service was fair, reasonable, and adequate because the court weighed the appropriate factors and made the relevant findings. See Officers for Justice v. Civil Serv. Comm’n of San Francisco, 688 F.2d 615, 625-26 (9th Cir.1982) (discussing relevant factors). The record supports the district court’s conclusion that, contrary to England’s objection that the class received practically nothing, the settlement provided meaningful injunc-tive and monetary relief to the class.

The district court also did not abuse its discretion in approving an attorney’s fees award in the sum of 25% of the net recovery after evaluating the factors for such an…

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