Hart v. Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 AMY HART, et al., 11 Case No. 23-cv-01610-JCS Plaintiffs, 12 v. ORDER GRANTING PETITIONS FOR KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., USA, COMPROMISE 14 Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 19, 20 15

16 17 The parties have entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) in this case 18 settling the claims of Amanda Coombs’ daughter, C.C., and Amy Hart’s daughter, P.H. Both 19 children are minors and their mothers have been appointed as their guardians ad litem. See dkt. 20 nos. 11,12. Because C.C. and P.H. are minors, the Court has a special duty under Rule 17(c) of 21 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to review the terms of the settlement to determine whether 22 the agreement is in their best interests. Robidoux v. Rosengren, 638 F.3d 1177, 1181 (9th Cir. 23 2011). The Court has considered Amanda Coombs’ Verified Petition for Court Approval of 24 Minor’s Compromise For Her Daughter C.C. (“Coombs Petition”) and Amy Hart’s Verified 25 Petition for Court Approval of Minor’s Compromise For Her Daughter P.H. (“Hart Petition”) and 26 the supporting papers and finds that the Settlement Agreement is fair and reasonable and in the 27 best interests of both C.C. and P.H. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the Coombs Petition and 1 of funding of the minors’ blocked accounts and a stipulated dismissal of this case shall be filed 2 within the next 90 days. 4 5 Dated: June 8, 2023 6 J PH C. SPERO 7 nited States Magistrate Judge 8 9 10 11 a 12

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