Mathein v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc. et al

Filing 51

ORDER Regarding Preliminarily Approved Class Settlement Administration Costs, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/12/2018. (Gaumnitz, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAUREN MATHEIN and CHRISTINE
SABAS, individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00087-DAD-SAB

ORDER REGARDING PRELIMINARILY
APPROVED CLASS SETTLEMENT
ADMINISTRATION COSTS

PIER 1 IMPORTS (U.S.), INC.,
Defendants.

(Doc. No. 50.)

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On December 12, 2017, the court issued an order granting preliminary approval of a class

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action settlement in this action. (Doc. No. 49.) The order preliminarily approved fees to

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administer the settlement in the amount of $62,500. (Id. at 10.) On January 8, 2018, Lauren

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Mathein and Christine Sabas (“plaintiffs”) and defendant Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc. filed a

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stipulation with the court stating that the class administrator’s estimated cost to administer the

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settlement has increased to $70,000 from the preliminarily approved amount of $62,500. (Doc.

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No. 50 at 2.) The increased cost estimate for the class administrator is due to an increase from

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9,339 to 9,964 class members and the additional cost of sending a notice to the attorneys general

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of 45 states and the United States, pursuant to the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”).

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Based upon the parties’ stipulation, the court finds it appropriate to update the budgeted
claims administration cost to $70,000 and preliminarily approve that amount. However, the final
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cost of the settlement administrator will be approved at the time of final approval of the class

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action settlement as set forth in the court’s prior preliminary approval order. (See Doc. No. 49 at

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19–20.)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

January 12, 2018
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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