In Re Toll Roads Litigation, No. 8:2016cv00262 - Document 598 (C.D. Cal. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING SPECIAL MASTER'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 590 , 596 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: Presently before the Court are two Special Master's Reports and Recommendations to grant Plaintiffs' Motions for Preliminary Approval of three class settlements. No objections were filed. The Court has considered the Reports and Recommendations and finds the reports well-reasoned and thorough. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the findings and recommendations in full. (lc)

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In Re Toll Roads Litigation Doc. 598 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court Central District of California 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 IN RE: TOLL ROADS LITIGATION PENNY DAVIDI BORSUK; DAVID COULTER; EBRAHIM E. MAHDA; TODD QUARLES; TODD CARPENTER; LORI MYERS; DAN GOLKA; and JAMES WATKINS on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, Case No. 8:16-CV-00262-ODW (JCGx) ORDER ADOPTING SPECIAL MASTER’S REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS [590] [596] v. FOOTHILL/EASTERN TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCY; SAN JOAQUIN HILLS TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AGENCY; ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; 3M COMPANY; BRiC-TPS LLC; RHONDA REARDON; MICHAEL KRAMAN; CRAIG YOUNG; SCOTT SCHOEFFEL; ROSS CHUN; DARREL JOHNSON; LORI DONCHAK; COFIROUTE USA, LLC; and DOES 3–10 inclusive, Defendants. 25 26 27 28 Dockets.Justia.com 1 Eight Plaintiffs initiated this putative class action against Defendants 2 challenging the operation of several toll roads in Southern California. This Court 3 appointed the Honorable Andrew J. Guilford, Ret., as Special Master to consider and 4 recommend: 5 6 7 8 9 10 [W]hether to approve, on preliminary and final bases, all proposed class settlements reached in this case, the notice plan[,] including the proposed notice of the proposed settlements to be disseminated to members of the settlement class, and any administrative fees, attorneys’ fees and costs, and service awards pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. (Order Appointing Special Master, ECF No. 582.) 11 Presently before the Court are two Special Master’s Reports and 12 Recommendations to grant Plaintiffs’ Motions for Preliminary Approval of three class 13 settlements. (TCA Mot. for Prelim. Approval (“TCA Mot.”), ECF No. 585; TCA 14 Special Master R & R (“TCA R&R”), ECF No. 590; OCTA Mot. for Prelim. Approval 15 (“OCTA Mot.”), ECF No. 594; OCTA Special Master R&R (“OCTA R&R”), ECF 16 No. 596.) No objections were filed. The Court has considered the Reports and 17 Recommendations and finds the reports well-reasoned and thorough. Accordingly, 18 the Court ADOPTS the findings and recommendations in full. (ECF Nos. 590, 596.) 19 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 22 May 17, 2021 23 24 25 ____________________________________ OTIS D. WRIGHT, II UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 26 27 28 2

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