Manzo
Manzo v. McDonald's Restaurants of California, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GENNIFER MANZO, Case No. 1:20-cv-1175-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO
SUPPLEMENT MOTION FOR
v. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS
ACTION SETTLEMENT
MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a corporation, AND (Doc. No. 15) DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. 17 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Gennifer Manzo’s unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action and Private Attorneys General Act Settlement. (Doc. No. 15). In evaluating a class action settlement, a court must determine, inter alia, whether the plaintiff’s claims are typical of those of the class and whether the plaintiff can adequately represent the class. Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a)(3)-(4); Rodriguez v. Hayes, 591 F.3d 1105, 1124 (9th Cir. 2010). (See also Doc. No. 15 at 9). The purpose of these requirements is to ensure that “the interest of the named representative aligns with the interests of the class.” …