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Orange County Superior Court — Department CX102 (Hon. Layne H. Melzer): Guidelines for Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlements

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment CX102 (Hon. Layne H. Melzer): Guidelines for Approval of Class Action and PAGA Settlements, Superior Court of California, County of Orange; linked from the court's Complex Civil Courtroom Schedule & Requirements web application (https://voypubapps.occourts.org/complex-civil-calendar), at https://www.occourts.org/system/files/civil/guidelines-approval-class-action-settlements.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Judge Layne H. Melzer's guidelines for approval of class action and PAGA settlements (Department CX102): motions for preliminary approval of class action settlements (the noticed motion under rule 3.769(c) and its supporting information — the litigation summary, settlement agreement, settlement amount, reversionary terms, financial terms, taxes, class definition, claims and investigation, release, PAGA component, allocation; class notice administration; class notice; proposed orders); motions for final approval; and motions for approval of PAGA settlements.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department CX102

Source of truth

GUIDELINES FOR APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS & PAGA SETTLEMENTS Judge Layne H. Melzer Department CX102 I. MOTIONS FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS A motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement should generally comply with the following procedures and include the following information: A. MOTIONS AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1. Noticed motion: Pursuant to C

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Orange — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
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Last verified: September 29, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-orange-2026-09-29

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Orange build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-orange/dept/CX102__system__files__civil__guidelines-approval-class-action-settlements.pdf (293121 bytes, sha256 a3dda005f7934f8dcd69dd132c671a7c9101485b52588a0a701237bd92f106b3; 12 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page numbers removed as chrome, lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) both pass. Attached to Judge Layne H. Melzer: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge Layne H. Melzer in Department CX102.