The above-entitled action comes on for hearing before the Honorable Thomas E. Kuhnle 20 on August 17, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 5. The Court now issues its tentative ruling as 21 follows:

22 I. INTRODUCTION

23 This is a putative class action brought by plaintiff Marla Marie Davis (“Plaintiff”) 24 pursuant to the California Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (“CFDBPA”). According to the 25 Complaint, filed on October 26, 2016, Plaintiff is alleged to have incurred a financial obligation 26 in the form of a consumer credit account issued by Citibank, N.A. (Complaint, ¶ 12.) Plaintiff 27 denies any debt is owed. (Ibid.) On December 8, 2015, the alleged debt was sold to defendant 28 Cavalry SPV I, LLC (“Defendant”) for collection purposes. (Id. at ¶ 15.) On July 2, 2016,

TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT; MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS

1 Defendant sent a written communication to Plaintiff. (Complaint, ¶ 17.) The communication 2 provided th