Soman
Soman v. Alameda Health System
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JAS SOMAN, Case No. 17-cv-06076-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE REMAND
v.
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM, Defendant.
12 In this putative class action, plaintiff Jas Soman alleges that her former employer, defendant Alameda Health System (AHS), obtained a background check into her work history using disclosure forms that violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681, et seq., and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1786, et seq. See Dkt. No. 42. A year and a half after the parties informed the Court that the case had settled, Soman filed a motion for preliminary approval. Dkt. Nos. 85, 96. AHS opposes the preliminary approval motion on the ground that Soman has not established Article III standing. Dkt. No. 100. Overall, this case has not been efficiently managed by the parties. It has been burdened by long delays and other disruptions that have not been adequately explained to the Court. This…