Hyland v. Navient Corporation

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------X : KATHRYN HYLAND, MELISSA GARCIA, : ELIZABETH TAYLOR, JESSICA SAINT-PAUL, : REBECCA SPITLER-LAWSON, MICHELLE : 18cv9031 (DLC) MEANS, ELIZABETH KAPLAN, JENNIFER : GUTH, and MEGAN NOCERINO, and ANTHNONY : ORDER CHURCH individually and on behalf of : all others similarly situated, : : Plaintiffs, : -v- : : NAVIENT CORPORATION and NAVIENT : SOLUTIONS, LLC, : : Defendants. : : --------------------------------------- X

DENISE COTE, District Judge: On June 19, 2020 the Court granted preliminary approval to a class settlement in this action. The class was conditionally certified under Rule 23(b)(2), Fed. R. Civ. P. On July 8, the Second Circuit held that a class of past purchasers may not properly be certified under Rule 23(b)(2). Berni v. Barilla S.p.A., No. 19-1921-CV, 2020 WL 3815523, at *7 (2d Cir. July 8, 2020). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall submit, by July 20, 2020, letters addressing the impact of Berni on the proper class

definition in this case and on the Court’s June 19 Preliminary Approval Order. Dated: New York, New York July 14, 2020

DENISE COTE United tates District Judge