A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (the “Settlement”) against the Regents of the University of California (“Defendant”) involving alleged unauthorized strikes which may have led to several days of canceled lectures, campus shutdowns, closure of food halls, and numerous other disruptions affecting students’ education and campus life on the University of California, Santa Cruz, campus during the Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 academic quarters (the “Class Period”).
The Settlement provides an opportunity to obtain a Settlement check.
Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act, so please read the Notice carefully.
Your Legal Rights and Options in this Settlement: | ||
Submit a Claim Form | Make a claim to receive a payment by check as the Settlement award. | Claims must be postmarked or submitted online by July 21, 2025. See FAQ 8. |
Exclude Yourself | Write to the Claims Administrator to opt out of the Settlement. This is the only option that allows you to be part of any other lawsuit, or your own lawsuit, against the Defendant about the legal claims released in this Settlement. | Requests for Exclusion must be postmarked or submitted online by July 21, 2025. See FAQs 11-14. |
Object | Write to the Claims Administrator or tell the judge at the Final Approval Hearing about why you do not like the Settlement. | Written objections must be postmarked by July 21, 2025. Alternatively, objections may be made orally at the Final Approval Hearing. See FAQ 19. |
Do Nothing | Give up the benefits you may be entitled to under the Settlement and your right to be part of any other lawsuit against the Defendant about the legal claims released by the Settlement. | See FAQ 24. |
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice.
The Court in charge of this case still must decide whether to approve the Settlement before any benefits can be distributed. Please be patient.
Notification Mailing
5/1/2025
Claim Deadline
7/21/2025
Objection Deadline
7/21/2025
Opt Out Deadline
7/21/2025
Final Approval Hearing
10/23/2025 at 2:00 p.m.