Jose Urena v. Central California Almond Growers Assn.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 JOSE URENA, an individual, on behalf of ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-0517 JLT EPG himself and others similarly situated, ) 12 ) ORDER APPOINTING CY PRES BENEFICIARY Plaintiff, ) AND DIRECTING THE SETTLEMENT 13 ) ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE THE PAYMENT v. ) TO THE CY PRES BENEFICIARY 14 ) CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ALMOND ) (Doc. 77) 15 GROWERS ASSOCIATION, et al., ) )

16 ) Defendants. ) 17 )

18 The parties report that 1,178.04 remains in uncashed funds following the supplemental 19 payments to class members. (Doc. 77.) The parties now jointly request the appointment of California 20 Farmerworker Foundation as the cy pres beneficiary, which the parties report is “a nonprofit law firm 21 dedicated to building better futures for farm workers.” (Id. at 2.) 22 The Ninth Circuit determined a proposed cy pres recipient should be “tethered to the nature of…