Givens
Givens v. Wells Fargo Bank National Assoc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Judith Givens, No. 2:20-cv-02497-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Judith Givens brought this punitive class action against defendants Wells Fargo 18 and Select Portfolio Servicing. Compl., ECF No. 1. Parties filed two joint notices of settlement. Joint Notice of Settlement with Wells Fargo, ECF No. 16; Joint Notice of Settlement with 20 Portfolio Servicing, ECF No. 17. The plaintiff now requests the court dismiss all claims, with prejudice as to Judith Givens and without prejudice as to the putative class members under the 22 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 23(e) and 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). ECF No. 29. As explained 23 below, the court grants the request. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 governs the litigation of class actions in federal court. Rule 23(e) includes several provisions on the settlement…