Sampson v. Knight Transportation, Inc

Filing 119

ORDER granting parties' 118 Joint request for approval of the proposed class notice plan. The parties are DIRECTED to meet and confer to develop a proposed case management schedule. If the parties cannot agree on a case management schedule , Plaintiffs shall file a proposed case management schedule, to which Defendants may respond. The proposed case management schedule is due by August 17, 2020. If the parties cannot agree, Defendants' response is due by August 19, 2020. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (TH)

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Case 2:17-cv-00028-JCC Document 119 Filed 07/17/20 Page 1 of 2 THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 10 VALERIE SAMPSON and DAVID RAYMOND, on their own behalf and on the behalf of all others similarly situated, 11 12 13 14 15 16 CASE NO. C17-0028-JCC ORDER Plaintiffs, v. KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC., an Arizona corporation, KNIGHT REFRIGERATED, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, and KNIGHT PORT SERVICES, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, 17 Defendants. 18 19 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ joint request to approve the proposed 20 class notice plan (Dkt. No. 118). Having thoroughly considered the parties’ briefing and the 21 relevant record, the Court finds oral argument unnecessary and hereby GRANTS the motion for 22 the reasons explained herein. 23 On June 8, 2020, the Court certified the class. (Dkt. No. 117.) The parties now move for 24 approval of their class notice form and notice plan. (Dkt. No. 118.) The Court must “direct to 25 class members the best notice that is practicable under the circumstances, including individual 26 notice to all members who can be identified through reasonable effort.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. ORDER C17-0028-JCC PAGE - 1 Case 2:17-cv-00028-JCC Document 119 Filed 07/17/20 Page 2 of 2 1 23(c)(2)(B). The class notice must be stated in “plain, easily understood language” and contain: 2 (i) the nature of the action; (ii) the definition of the class certified; (iii) the class claims, issues, or 3 defenses; (iv) that a class member may enter an appearance through an attorney; (v) that the 4 court will exclude from the class any member who requests it; (vi) the time and manner for 5 requesting exclusion; and (vii) the binding effect of a class judgment on members. Id. The Court 6 FINDS that the parties’ proposed notice form and notice plan, (Dkt. Nos. 118 at 7–16), satisfy 7 the elements of Rule 23. Accordingly, the parties’ joint request for approval of the proposed 8 class notice plan (Dkt. No. 118) is GRANTED. 9 The parties are DIRECTED to meet and confer to develop a proposed case management 10 schedule. If the parties cannot agree on a case management schedule, Plaintiffs shall file a 11 proposed case management schedule, to which Defendants may respond. The proposed case 12 management schedule is due by August 17, 2020. If the parties cannot agree, Defendants’ 13 response is due by August 19, 2020. 14 DATED this 17th day of July 2020. A 15 16 17 John C. Coughenour UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDER C17-0028-JCC PAGE - 2

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