What is the test for reviewing a federal court's approval of a class action settlement?
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The following excerpt is from McKinney-Drobnis v. Oreshack, 20-15539 (9th Cir. 2021):
"We review a district court's approval of a class action settlement for clear abuse of discretion." Bluetooth, 654 F.3d at 940. "When the issue presented is the substantive fairness of the settlement, we must refrain from 'substitut[ing] our notions of fairness for those of the district judge.'" Campbell v. Facebook, Inc., 951 F.3d 1106, 1121 (9th Cir. 2020) (alteration in original) (quoting Bluetooth, 654 F.3d at 950).
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