Gonzalez v. Corrections Corporation of America et al

Filing 29

ORDER AFTER 28 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/4/2018. Stipulated motion for preliminary approval of class settlement due by 5/1/2018. All other pending dates, conferences and hearings are VACATED. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSE GONZALEZ, individually and on
behalf of others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,
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CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF
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AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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THOMAS RICHARDS, individually and on )
behalf of all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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CORECIVIC OF TENNESSEE, LLC,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:16-cv-01891 DAD JLT
ORDER AFTER NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
(Doc. 28)

Case No.: 1:17-cv-1094 - LJO - JLT
ORDER AFTER NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

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The parties report they have settled both of these cases.1 (Gonzalez Doc. 28 at 2) Thus, the

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Court ORDERS:
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The stipulated motions for preliminary approval of the class settlement SHALL be

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The parties have not filed a notice of settlement in the Richards matter, but they state unequivocally, “The Parties to the
above-captioned matter have agreed to a settlement of this entire action and the related case also pending in the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of California entitled Richards v. CoreCivic of Tennessee, LLC, Case No.
1:17-cv-01094-LJO-JLT.” (Gonzalez Doc. 28 at 2)

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filed no later than May 1, 2018;
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All other pending dates (including the deadlines for the motion for class certification),

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conferences and hearings are VACATED.

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The parties are advised that failure to comply with this order may result in the Court imposing

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sanctions, including the dismissal of the action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 4, 2018

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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