9 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

12 SIGRID R. WILLIAMS, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, 13 TENTATIVE RULING RE: MOTION Plaintiff, FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF 14 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT vs.

16 corporation; NICHOLS & ASSOCIATES, INC.,

an Oregon corporation; FLAIR EVENT

17 MODELS, INC., an Oregon corporation; and

DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

23 I. INTRODUCTION

24 This is a putative class action arising out alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting 25 Act and similar California laws. The Complaint, filed on September 20, 2017, sets forth causes 26 of action titled: (1) Violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2)(A) (Fair Credit Reporting Act); 27 (2) Violation of 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681d(a)(1) and 1681g(c) (Fair Credit Reporting Act); 28 (3) Violation of California Civil Code § 1786, et seq. (Investigative Consumer Reporting

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1 Agencies Act); (4) Violation of California Civil Code § 1785, et s