Opinion
19-0615-RAJ-SKV
09-12-2022
CHRIS HUNICHEN, Plaintiff, v. ATONOMI LLC, et al., Defendants. ATONOMI LLC, Counterclaimant/Third-Party Plaintiff, v. CHRIS HUNICHEN, Counter-Defendant, & DAVID PATRICK PETERS, et al. Third-Party Defendants.
ORDER RE MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF PARTIAL CLASS-WIDE SETTLEMENT
The Honorable Richard A. Jones, United States District Judge.
Having reviewed the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable S. Kate Vaughan, United States Magistrate Judge, any objections or responses, and the remaining record, the Court finds and ORDERS:
(1) The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation.
(2) Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Approval of Partial Class-Wide Settlement, Dkt. 205, is GRANTED and the Court will separately enter the Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement and Providing for Notice, Dkt. 205-1. In so doing, the Court will preliminarily approve the proposed Settlement and the form and manner of disseminating notice; appoint Plaintiff as Representative and his counsel as Class Counsel for the Settlement Class; appoint JND as Settlement Administrator and Signature Bank as Escrow Agent; and adopt the proposed schedule. See Dkt. 205-1.
(3) The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to the parties and to Judge Vaughan.