Mason v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CASSANDRA MASON, a person who Case No. 1:20-cv-00859-EPG lacks legal capacity to make decisions, by and through her guardian ad litem, Karen ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT Archibeque, (ECF Nos. 42, 43) Plaintiff, 13 v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY, et al., Defendants. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on the application by Plaintiff Cassandra Mason, brought 19 through her guardian ad litem, Karen Archibeque (Plaintiff’s mother), to approve the parties’ 20 settlement in this case. (ECF Nos. 42, 43). The parties have consented to proceed before the 21 undersigned for all proceedings in this case. (ECF No. 26). 22 Having considered the application, the terms of the settlement, and the record in this matter, the Court finds the proposed settlement to be fair and reasonable and in Plaintiff’s best interest. Thus, the Court will approve the settlement. I. BACKGROUND On June 22, 2020, Defendant removed this case from the Stanislaus Superior Court. (ECF No. 1).…