cy-pres
7 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-566 | William Yeatman v. Kathryn Hyland, et al. | Second Circuit | 2022-12-20 | Denied | Amici (2) | class-action class-certification class-counsel cy-pres due-process first-amendment rule-23 settlement-approval student-loan third-party-beneficiary | Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as 'fair, reasonable, and adequate' under Rule 23(e) or certify a class under Rule… |
| 22-554 | Anna St. John v. Lisa Jones, et al. | Eighth Circuit | 2022-12-16 | Denied | Amici (3)Relisted (4) | class-action cy-pres fairness fairness-doctrine first-amendment forum-shopping property-interest rule-23 settlement-approval | Whether, or in what circumstances, a court may approve a settlement as 'fair, reasonable, and adequate' under Rule 23(e)(2) when it pays a substantial… |
| 21-1535 | David Lowery v. Benjamin Joffe, et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2022-06-07 | Denied | Amici (1) | class-action copyright cy-pres first-amendment google-litigation privacy-rights rule-23 settlement-fairness standing | Whether a cy pres award that provides no direct relief or benefit to class members comports with Rule 23(e) |
| 20-1717 | Harris County Hospital District v. Public Utility Commission of Texas, et al. | Texas | 2021-06-11 | Denied | Response Waived | civil-procedure civil-rights class-action collateral-review cy-pres due-process judicial-procedure settlement-class standing | Whether the scope of collateral review of class action judgments comports with the Due Process Clause |
| 18-1256 | BP West Coast Products, LLC v. Steven Scharfstein, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al. | Oregon | 2019-04-01 | Dismissed | civil-procedure class-action class-certification cy-pres due-process oregon oregon-law punitive-damages signage-laws statutory-damages | Whether the aggregated $409 million statutory-damages award to the class members, class counsel, and cy pres beneficiaries violates due-process | |
| 18-1074 | Brian Perryman v. Josue Romero, et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2019-02-15 | Denied | Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | civil-procedure civil-rights class-action class-action-settlement class-counsel cy-pres cy-pres-award due-process fair-reasonable-adequate fairness-standard fees rule-23 settlement settlement-scrutiny | Whether the cy pres award that provides no direct relief or benefit to class members comports with the Rule 23(e) requirement that a settlement bindin… |
| 18-631 | Kevin McCabe v. Gerardo Aranda, et al. | Seventh Circuit | 2018-11-15 | Denied | Response Waived | civil-procedure class-action class-action-settlement-agreement class-members cy-pres district-court due-process guidance judicial-discretion potential-recipients procedural-fairness recipient-selection settlement-agreement standing | Whether a cy pres provision of a class-action settlement agreement may authorize class members to make recommendations for the selection of a cy pres … |