The tentative ruling is to continue the hearing on plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement to February 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Counsel must file supplemental papers addressing the court’s concerns (not fully revised papers that would have to be re-read) at least 16 days before the next hearing date. Counsel should submit an amendment to the settlement agreement rather than any amended settlement agreement. Counsel also should provide a red-lined version of any revised papers, including the class notice.
Although the motion provides the estimated average payment to class members under the proposed settlement, it fails to provide the estimated high and low payments. Those estimates are needed to assist the court in properly determining the fairness of the proposed settlement to the class. If those figures are not available now, they must be provided in the motion for final approval.
The allocation of only 20% of the settlement payments fo........