Dekker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GERRIE DEKKER, et al., Plaintiffs, No. C 19-07918 WHA

v.

VIVINT SOLAR, INC., et al., ORDER RE RENEWED REQUEST

FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL

Defendants.

15 16 At the hearing on the motion for preliminary approval, the Court identified deficiencies in the parties’ settlement agreement and class notice. The parties then filed an amended settlement agreement and class notice, at which point they renewed their request for preliminary approval. Upon careful review, the Court has determined that the parties did not address all of its concerns, so preliminary approval still cannot be granted. Although the parties added language on skip tracing and attorney’s fees, and adjusted language on Vivint Solar’s parent entity and class members’ heirs and successors, they did not meaningfully address the Court’s primary concern and clarify for class members the scope of the settlement. That is, if class members agree to the settlement, which involves one…