Frank v. Gaos, 2018 WL 4215072 (2018) 2018 WL 4215072 (U.S.) (Appellate Brief) Supreme Court of the United States. Theodore H. FRANK, et al., Petitioners, v. Paloma GAOS, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents. No. 17 - 961 . August 29, 2018. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Brief for Class Respondents Kassra P. Nassiri, Nassiri & Jung LLP, 47 Kearny St., Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94108, (415) 762-3100,
[email protected]. Jeffrey A. Lamken, Michael G. Pattillo, Jr., James A. Barta, William J. Cooper, MoloLamken LLP, The Watergate, Suite 660, 600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, (202) 556-2000,
[email protected], for Class Respondents. Michael Aschenbrener, KamberLaw, LLC, 201 Milwaukee St., Suite 200, Denver, CO 80206, (303) 222-0281,
[email protected]. Justin B. Weiner, Jordan A. Rice, MoloLamken LLP, 300 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60654, (312) 450-6700. *i QUESTION PRESENTED Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) permits representatives to maintain a class action where so doing “is superior to other available methods for fairly and efficiently adjudicating the controversy,” and Rule 23(e)(2) requires that a settlement that binds class members must be “fair, reasonable, and adequate.” The question presented is: Whether, or in what circumstances, a class-action settlement that provides a cy pres award of class-action proceeds but no direct relief to class members comports with the requirement that a settlement binding class members must be “fair, reasonable, and adequate” and supports class certification.