Gonzalez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSE GONZALEZ, individually and on Lead Case No. 1:16-cv-01891-DAD-JLT behalf of all similarly situated people, 12 Member Case No. 1:17-cv-01094-DAD-JLT Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC and CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND 15 CORECIVIC, INC., AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COSTS

AND INCENTIVE AWARDS

16 Defendants. (Doc. No. 79) 17 THOMAS RICHARDS, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated people, 18 Plaintiff, 19 v. 20 CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC and 21 CORECIVIC, INC., 22 Defendants. 23 24 This matter came before the court on September 28, 2020 for a hearing on the unopposed 25 motion for final approval of a class action settlement and for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs, 26 and incentive payments, filed on behalf of plaintiffs Jose Gonzalez and Thomas Richards 27 (collectively, “plaintiffs”). (Doc. Nos. 79, 79-1.) Attorneys Peter Dion-Kindem, Lonnie 28 Blanchard,…