Barbee v. Big River Steel LLC
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ORDER: Joint motion to approve settlement, #11 , noted. The Court needs, and would appreciate, more information. Please file an addendum by 9/1/2017 answering the questions within this Order. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 8/22/2017. (jak)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
KIM PIERCE, on Behalf of All
Others Similarly Situated
v.
PLAINTIFF
No. 3:17-cv-63-DPM
BIG RIVER STEEL LLC
DEFENDANT
ORDER
Joint motion to approve settlement, NQ 11, noted. The Court needs, and
would appreciate, more information.
Please file an addendum by 1
September 2017 answering these questions.
• Is there any precedent for a fee award in these circumstances
based primarily on payments to non-parties?
• What was the total paid to non-parties?
• For what period were the non-parties paid? (Big River's
answer indicates January 2016 to April 2017. Please confirm.)
• Did the non-parties sign a release? (If so, file it as Sealed
Exhibit C with the addendum.)
• What did Big River say to the non-parties about the payments?
Was this case mentioned? (If there was a letter, for example,
file it as Sealed Exhibit D.)
• Given the proposed confidentiality prov1s10n, the Court
assumes that settlement details (including payments to Pierce
and the requested attorney's fee) were not disclosed to nonparties. Please confirm.
• Please identify everyone listed by initials in Sealed Exhibit A,
provide a total for time spent by each person, and describe
(briefly) each person's qualifications and role.
So Ordered.
,
D.P. Marshall Jr.
United States District Judge
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