Legal Opinion

Sandra Palmer v. Sprint Nextel Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 14, 2013No. 11-35991Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Ricardo H. Nigaglioni appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment approving a class action settlement and attorney’s fee award. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a determination whether to approve a class action settlement and an award of attorney’s fees, Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp., 150 F.3d 1011, 1027, 1029 (9th Cir.1998), and we affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in approving an attorney’s fees award in the sum of 28% of the gross common fund recovery. See Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp., 290 F.3d 1043, 1048-50…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  2. Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  3. Powers v. EichenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. Alvarado v. Table Mountain RancheriaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  5. Portland Electric & Plumbing Co. v. City of VancouverCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1981

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