Gatchalian
Gatchalian v. Atlantic Recovery Solutions, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HARRIET GATCHALIAN, Case No. 22-cv-04108-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE PARTIES’ MOTION FOR
v. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF
CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND
ATLANTIC RECOVERY SOLUTIONS, PROVISIONAL CLASS LLC, et al., CERTIFICATION 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 48 12 Plaintiff brings this putative consumer class action against Defendants for abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices. (Dkt. No. 1-1.) Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, the parties now move for provisional certification of a class exclusively for settlement purposes, preliminary approval of a proposed class action settlement, and a stay pending final approval. (Dkt. No. 48.) Having carefully considered the motion, the Court concludes oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L. R. 7-1(b), and GRANTS the parties’ motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiff allegedly incurred and defaulted on a consumer debt transferred to…