Diaz v. Romer

ORDER

CARRIGAN, District Judge.

The matter is before the Court on the parties’ joint motion for approval of the settlement agreements submitted in the above captioned cases. Because these cases involve certified classes, the Court must approve any resolution of the outstanding claims of the plaintiff classes under Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

INTRODUCTION

The proposed settlement agreements filed in these cases would settle three class action lawsuits challenging the conditions of confinement in seven Colorado prisons: Womens, Territorial, Shadow Mountain, Centennial,…