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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIA DE LA LUZ BAUTISTA-PEREZ, Case No. 20-cv-01613-HSG et al., ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY Plaintiffs, SETTLEMENT APPROVAL 9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 131 10 JUUL LABS, INC., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is the unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement filed by Plaintiffs. Dkt. No. 131 (“Mot.”). The parties have reached a settlement regarding Plaintiffs’ claims and now seek the required court approval. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Allegations Defendant Juul Labs, Inc. (“Juul”) is a foreign stock corporation that produces electronic cigarettes. See Dkt. No. 100 (“Second Amended Complaint” or “SAC”) ¶ 16. In the run-up to San Francisco’s November 5, 2019 municipal election, Juul oversaw the Yes on C Campaign to pass Proposition C (the “Campaign”), which would have overturned a San Francisco ordinance suspending…