Lester v. GNL, Corp.

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA

Julie Lester, Case No. 2:24-cv-OH54-CDS-NJK 4 Plaintiff Order Setting Hearing on Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action v. Settlement GNL LLC, 7 Defendant 8 9 Plaintiff Julie Lester and defendant GNL, LLC filed a joint motion for preliminary 10]| approval of class action settlement and certification of settlement class. ECF No. 33. Under 11}] Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, if a proposal would bind class members, “the court may 12|| approve it only after a hearing and only on finding that it is fair, reasonable, and adequate after 13|| considering” a number of factors. Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(2). Generally, the approval of class action 14|| settlements occurs in two stages. Alberto v. GMRI, Inc. 252 F.R.D. 652, 658 (E.D. Cal. 2008). In the 15]| first stage, the court preliminarily approves the settlement pending a fairness hearing, 16|| temporarily certifies the class, and authorizes that notice may be given to the class. Id. at 658-59. 17] That phase focuses on assessing whether the proposed settlement merits preliminary approval, which would “lay the ground work for a future fairness hearing.” Id. at 659. 19 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the parties’ motion for preliminary approval of class 20] action settlement [ECF No. 33] will be heard on September 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom OB. 22 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline to file a motion for approval of settlement [ECF No. 31] is denied x} moot. 24 Dated: August 21, 2025 LZ ‘

Cristina D. Sitv 26 U iyéd States District Judge L ,