Duplantis v. United Airlines, Inc. ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EASTERN DISTRICT 10 11 12 HENRY DUPLANTIS and CHERYL Case No. 2:20-cv-02199-MCE-AC DUPLANTIS 13 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR 14 GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT v. 15 DATE: April 28, 2022 16 UNITED AIRLINES, INC., TIME: 2:00 P.M. JONATHAN CUEVA, and DOES 1 COURTROOM: 7 17 THROUGH 100, inclusive. 18 Complaint Filed: 9/3/2020 Defendants. Trial Date: None 19 20 The Court has reviewed the Motion for Good Faith Settlement made 21 pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 877.6 by Defendant United 22 Airlines, Inc. (ECF No. 23), the points and authorities, declarations and documents 23 submitted in support thereof, together with Plaintiff’s Joinder thereto (ECF No. 24 25). Defendant Cueva has failed to oppose Defendant’s Motion. Good cause 25 appearing, 26 Defendant, UNITED AIRLINES, INC.’s Motion for Good Faith Settlement 27 is hereby GRANTED, the Court having determined that the proposed settlement 28 ! || satisfies the requirements for such determination articulated by the California 2 ||Supreme Court in Tech-Bilt, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde & Assoc., 38 Cal. 3d 488 3 1985). Defendant, UNITED AIRLINES, INC., is hereby dismissed from this 4 action. 5 All existing and/or future Complaints and Cross-Complaints against 6 1} UNITED, seeking contribution and/or implied indemnity from UNITED, based 7 ||upon its alleged role in the incident are hereby barred and dismissed with 8 || preyudice. The Clerk is directed to close this case in accordance with this order. 9 IT IS SO ORDERED. 10 Dated: May 12, 2022 Maine EK: Min { 2X SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28