Jose Urena v. Central California Almond Growers Assn.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

) Defendants. ) )

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