Before AMBRO, GREENAWAY, JR., and O'MALLEY, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
We address for the first time the use of cy pres distributions in class action settlements.1 "The term `cy pres' is derived from the Norman French expression cy pres comme possible, which means `as near as possible.'" Democratic Cent. Comm. v. Washington Metro. Area Transit Comm'n,84 F.3d 451, 455 n. 1 (D.C.Cir.1996).
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