Amans v. Tesla, Inc.
- Vince Chhabria
- 3:21-cv-03577
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 5
In Amans v. Tesla, Inc., Judge Chhabria stayed the case after the parties reported an agreement in principle to settle the class action.
The stay affects the case parties—Matthew Amans, Babek Malek, and Tesla, Inc.—by pausing the case schedule. The filing describes a proposed class-wide settlement, but the order does not approve that settlement or determine the rights of the proposed class.
What happened
Amans v. Tesla, Inc. involves Matthew Amans and Babek Malek, who sued Tesla, Inc. individually and for people similarly situated. The parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle to resolve the case as a class action.
The parties jointly asked the court to pause all deadlines while they prepared a written settlement and sought preliminary and final approval. This included the deadline for the plaintiffs to seek certification of the class. The plaintiffs said they expected to request preliminary approval by June 12, 2023.
Judge Vince Chhabria ordered that the case be stayed and set June 12, 2023, as the plaintiffs’ deadline to file their motion for preliminary approval. The order did not approve the settlement or decide the claims’ merits.
The detailed version
- Amans v. Tesla, Inc. · No. 3:21-cv-03577
- Vince Chhabria
- May 2, 2023
Background
Matthew Amans and Babek Malek brought the case individually and on behalf of all similarly situated individuals against Tesla, Inc. The parties reported that, after more than a year of discussions and mediation, they had reached an agreement in principle to resolve the litigation on a class-wide basis.
Parties’ Request
The parties jointly asked the court to stay, meaning pause, the case schedule and all related deadlines while they drafted, finalized, and executed a written settlement agreement. The requested stay included the plaintiffs’ May 8, 2023 deadline to seek class certification and related briefing deadlines. The plaintiffs anticipated filing a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement by June 12, 2023.
Ruling
The court ordered that the case be stayed. It set June 12, 2023, as the plaintiffs’ deadline to file their motion for preliminary approval. The order did not approve the proposed settlement, certify a class, or decide the underlying claims.
Read the full 5-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.