James
James v. Uber Technologies Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER JAMES, et al., Case No. 19-cv-06462-EMC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
v. REQUEST FOR AN APPEAL BOND
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC., Docket No. 233 Defendant.
12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs ask the Court to impose an appeal bond should S. Patrick Mendel, a settlement class member who is proceeding pro se, wish to pursue his objections on appeal. See Docket No. 207 (Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of Class Settlement, or “Mot.”) at 20 & 20 n.13; Docket No. 239 (“Plaintiffs’ Response to Mendel’s Response to Order to Show Cause, or “Pl. Resp.”). The detailed factual and legal background of the case is set forth in the Court’s January 26, 2021 Order. See Docket No. 143. This background information is recounted below to the extent relevant to Mr. Mendel’s objections and the present motion. For the reasons provided below, the Court GRANTS IN PART Plaintiffs’ request for an appeal…