Paniani Taafua v. Quantum Global Technologies, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 PANIANI TAAFUA, Case No. 18-cv-06602-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS

ACTION SETTLEMENT AND

QUANTUM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, GRANTING MOTION FOR

LLC, ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

12 Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 53 13 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Paniani Taafua filed this action for himself, and on behalf of a putative class, for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2)(A)(i)-(ii), based on a disclosure form used by his former employer, Quantum Global Technologies, LLC (“QGT”), that reportedly included an extraneous liability waiver. Mr. Taafua claims that QGT required him, and all prospective employees, to sign a standard company form authorizing QGT to obtain a consumer report from third party First Contact HR to verify an applicant’s background and experience. Mr. Taafua contends…