Siqueiros v. General Motors LLC

Filing 663

ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen granting in part and denying in part 656 Motion Authorization of Release of Class Identification Information; granting in part and denying in part 657 Stipulation. (emclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/27/2024)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GABRIEL DEL VALLE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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GENERAL MOTORS LLC,
Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 16-cv-07244-EMC (EMC)

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS'
MOTION FOR AUTHORIZATION OF
RELEASE OF CLASS
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION AS
MODIFIED
Docket Nos. 656, 661

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Having considered Plaintiffs’ Motion for Authorization of Release of Class Identification

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Information (Docket No. 656), and Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Brief in Support of Stipulation
Regarding the Release of Class Member Vehicle Registration Data (Docket No. 661), and for
good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED as modified
herein.
Consistent with the Court’s powers to manage class notice under Federal Rule 23,1 it is

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hereby ordered that: (1) the Class Administrator (Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC) is
authorized to obtain from the California Department of Motor Vehicles the names and addresses
of owners of the California Class Vehicles for the purposes of disseminating payment to Class
members, in accordance with California Vehicle Code §§ 1810 and 1810.2;2 and (2) the Parties are
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(d)(1)(B) provides that a district court may issue orders that “require—to
protect class members and fairly conduct the action—giving appropriate notice to some or all class
members of . . . any step in the action.” Fed R. Civ. P. 23(d)(1)(E) provides that a court may also
issue orders that “deal with similar procedural matters.”
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California Vehicle Code provides for the DMV’s release of vehicle registration data, but
contemplates the DMV receiving an assurance as to the reason the information is being requested.
See Cal. Veh. Code § 1810 (“With respect to the inspection of information concerning the
registration of a vehicle or of information from the files of drivers’ licenses, the department
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authorized to obtain complete registration data for the Class Vehicles, including names and

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mailing addresses of Class members, from Polk Automotive Solutions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 27, 2024

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EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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shall establish, by regulation, administrative procedures under which a person making a request
for that information shall be required to identify themselves and state the reason for making the
request.”) emphasis added); Cal. Veh. Code § 1810.2 (“Commercial requester account
applications shall include the requester’s name, address, type of business, a specific reason for
requesting information, and the name of the person responsible for the business or firm.”)
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