Ephrem Woldegiorgis, et al., Plaintiffs, v. alaska airlines, inc., et al., Defendants.

Case No.: BC702813

Hearing Date: July 8, 2020

[Tentative] order RE:

motion to seal

The Court issues the following tentative order in advance of the hearing on the motion by Defendant Alaska Airlines, Inc. (“Defendant”) to seal its confidential settlement agreement with Plaintiffs Ephrem Woldegiorgis and Meshesha M. Weknesh (“Plaintiffs”). Defendant should be prepared to address these issues at the hearing, set for July 8, 2020, at 1:30 p.m.

TENTATIVE ORDER

Plaintiffs Ephrem Woldegiorgis and Meshesha M. Weknesh (“Plaintiffs”) filed this action against Defendant Alaska Airlines, Inc. (“Defendant”), among others, after Mitiku Woldegirorgis Tesema was struck and killed on a roadway near Los Angeles International Airport. Defendant has reached a confidential settlement with Plaintiffs, which is conditioned on the Court finding that the settlement was made in good faith, per Code of Civil Procedure