(PC) Mays v. County of Sacramento ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LORENZO MAYS, RICKY No. 2:18-cv-02081-TLN-KJN RICHARDSON, JENNIFER BOTHUN, 12 ARMANI LEE, LEERTESE BEIRGE, and [CLASS ACTION] CODY GARLAND, on behalf of 13 themselves and all others similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION 14 Plaintiffs, SETTLEMENT 15 v. 16 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 17 Defendant. 18 19 Plaintiffs Lorenzo Mays, Ricky Richardson, Jennifer Bothun, Armani Lee, Leertese 20 Beirge, and Cody Garland (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) are state prisoners, proceeding through 21 counsel. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 22 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 23 On December 9, 2019, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 24 which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to 25 the findings and recommendations were to be filed within ten days. (ECF No. 104.) On 26 December 19, 2019, the parties filed a joint statement of non-opposition to the findings and 27 recommendations. (ECF No. 109.) 28 /// 1 Accordingly, the Court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. 2 United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are 3 reviewed de novo. See Britt v. Simi Valley Unified School Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 4 1983); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 5 Having reviewed the file under the applicable legal standards, the Court finds the Findings 6 and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. 7 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 8 1. The Findings and Recommendations filed December 9, 2019 (ECF No. 104), are 9 adopted in full; 10 2. The Joint Motion for Final Approval of the Class Action Settlement (ECF No. 102) is 11 GRANTED; 12 3. The Consent Decree (ECF No. 85-1) is APPROVED and adopted as the Order of the 13 Court; all parties shall comply with all its terms; Defendant shall implement the Remedial Plan 14 and accompanying policies pursuant to the schedule set forth therein; 15 4. The Clerk of the Court shall separately file and docket the “Final Class Notice” (ECF 16 No. 89-1); 17 5. The Clerk of the Court shall separately file and docket the “Consent Decree” (ECF No. 18 85-1) after striking “proposed” from the title; and 19 6. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment and terminate this action. 20 IT IS SO ORDERED. 21 Dated: January 8, 2020 22 23 24 25 26 27 28