Williams v. U.S. Bank National Association

Filing 100

ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT APPROVAL signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 11/5/14 ORDERING that Plaintiffs are to file their proposed Second Amended Complaint within three business days of the date of this Order. Defendant shall provide supplemental class data to Class Counsel within 14 days from this Order. Class Counsel shall inform the Claims Administrator of the Notice Allocation within 7 days of receiving that data. Class Notice shall be distributed by the Claims Admin istrator within seven days of receiving that Allocation information. The Hearing on the Motion for Final Approval is set for 3/18/2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 8. Plaintiffs shall file their Motion for Final Approval by 2/18/2015. (Kastilahn, A)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KAREN WILLIAMS, SANDRA ADAMS,
LISA CRAWFORD, DEBRA DUDLEY,
KENNETH FREESTONE, CONNIE LEITING,
MARIO MORA, JAMIE NOONAN-SILVA,
KIMBERLY SEYMOUR, ERIC LUNN,
VICTORIA CARLSON, and ALISON
ANDREASON individually and on behalf of all
others similarly situated,

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Case No.: 2:12-cv-01907-EFB
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT
APPROVAL
Date: October 29, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Room: 8, 13th Floor

Plaintiffs,
v.
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and DOES 1-50, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT APPROVAL

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Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval came before the Court on October

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29, 2014. Defendant did not oppose the Motion. Based on the pleadings, papers, and arguments of

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counsel, and good cause appearing therefore, the Court hereby grants the Motion in full.

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The Court finds, preliminarily, that certification of the proposed settlement classes is

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warranted. The Court also finds, preliminarily, that the proposed settlement is fair, reasonable

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and adequate. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Parties’ Settlement Agreement, submitted

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as Exhibit A to the Declaration of Matthew Helland, is preliminarily approved. The Parties are

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directed to follow the timeline set out in the Settlement Agreement. Specifically:

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within three business days of the date of this Order.
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Class Notice shall be distributed by the Claims Administrator within 7 days of
receiving that Allocation information;

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Class Counsel shall inform the Claims Administrator of the Notice Allocation
within 7 days of receiving that data;

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Defendant shall provide supplemental class data to Class Counsel within 14 days
from this Order;

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Plaintiffs are ORDERED to file their proposed Second Amended Complaint

The Hearing on the Motion for Final Approval is set for March 18, 2015, at 10:00
a.m. in Courtroom 8.

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Plaintiffs shall file their Motion for Final Approval by February 18, 2015.

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Dated: November 5, 2014.

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EDMUND F. BRENNAN
United States Magistrate Judge
Eastern District of California

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT APPROVAL