Hart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMY HART, et al., Case No. 23-cv-01610-JCS Plaintiffs, 12 v. ORDER GRANTING PETITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF MINOR'S

KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., USA, COMPROMISE

14 Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 19, 20

16 The parties have entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) in this case settling the claims of Amanda Coombs’ daughter, C.C., and Amy Hart’s daughter, P.H. Both children are minors and their mothers have been appointed as their guardians ad litem. See dkt. nos. 11,12. Because C.C. and P.H. are minors, the Court has a special duty under Rule 17(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to review the terms of the settlement to determine whether the agreement is in their best interests. Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011). The Court has considered Amanda Coombs’ Verified Petition for Court Approval of Minor’s Compromise For Her Daughter C.C. (“Coombs Petition”)…