Howell v. Leprino Foods Company

2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 3 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ANDREW HOWELL, on behalf of CASE NO. 1:18-cv-01404-A WI-BAM himself and on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals ORDER ON JOINT CLASS NOTICE 7 Plaintiff AND DISTRIBUTION PLAN 8 v. (Doc. No. 110) 9| LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; LEPRINO 10! FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; 11! and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 12 Defendants 15 Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Class Notice and Distribution Plan (Doc. No. 110), | which was timely filed in response to an order requiring its submission. The Court finds that the |class notice, the exclusion form, and the proposed distribution plan clearly and concisely state in 18 easily understood language the information required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure |23(c)(2)(B), and are drafted such that due process will be afforded to absent class members. Phillips | Petroleum Co. v. Shutts, 472 U.S. 797, 812 (1985).

21 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Class Notice and | Distribution Plan (Doc. No. 110) is APPROVED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

25 Dated: _ June 16, 2022 : _-SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE