Deny without prejudice. Plaintiff has failed to comply with the CMO in submitting this motion. While the Court will sometimes continue a hearing on a motion for preliminary approval to allow the parties to file supplemental documents, that occurs only when the Court believes the parties substantially complied with the CMO. That is not the case here and so the motion is denied without prejudice. Because the CMO was issued in 2018, the Court is issuing a new CMO that includes a few new requirements and amplifies existing requirements. Counsel are admonished to strictly comply with all provisions in the CMO related to motions for preliminary approval. As to the substance of the settlement agreement and related documents, the Court has only a few comments at this time. There is no explanation for why payments to be made under the settlement agreement need to be made in two installments. The release is overly broad. The notice is not written in plain English for a person who may only have a
Hearing Date
August 05, 2020
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Deny without prejudice. Plaintiff has failed to comply with the CMO in submitting this motion. While the Court will sometimes continue a hearing on a motion for preliminary approval to allow the parties to file supplemental documents, that occurs only when the Court believes the parties substantially complied with the CMO. That is not the case here and so the motion is denied without prejudice. Because the CMO was issued in 2018, the Court is issuing a new CMO that includes a few new requirements and amplifies existing requirements. Counsel are admonished to strictly comply with all provisions in the CMO related to motions for preliminary approval. As to the substance of the settlement agreement and related documents, the Court has only a few comments at this time. There is no explanation for why payments to be made under the settlement agreement need to be made in two installments. The release is overly broad. The notice is not written in plain English for a person who may only have a