Ramirez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA BUSTOS RAMIREZ, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00542-SAB 11 Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATIONS IN SUPPORT OF v. SETTLEMENT APPROVAL 13 MERRILL GARDENS, LLC, (ECF Nos. 28, 39, 44) 14 Defendant. DEADLINE: FOURTEEN DAYS 15 On January 24, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement and certification of the settlement class. (ECF No. 28.) The Court held a hearing on the matter and ordered supplemental briefing on various issues. (ECF No. 39.) Following an extension of time, on December 13, 2023, Plaintiffs filed supplemental briefing and an amended settlement agreement. (ECF No. 44.) One aspect of the settlement agreement that was changed was the cy pres recipient. (See ECF No. 44-1 at 3.) In the initial motion, the Plaintiffs provided declarations attesting that they and each counsel’s firms each had no relationship or interest to the previous cy pres recipient. The Plaintiffs have…