Williams v. U.S. Bank National Association

Filing 104

ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION SETTLEMENT signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 3/19/15. CASE CLOSED (Becknal, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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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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Plaintiffs,

No. 2:12-cv-01907-EFB

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING FINAL
APPROVAL OF CLASS AND
COLLECTIVE ACTION SETTLEMENT
Date:
Time:
Room:

March 18, 2015
10:00 a.m.
8, 13th Floor

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

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- [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION SETTLEMENT
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Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Settlement Approval came before the Court on March 18,

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2015. Defendant did not oppose the Motion. Based on the pleadings, papers, and arguments of

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counsel, and for the reasons stated on the record, the Court hereby grants the Motion in full.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED as follows:

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1.

The Court finds that the Settlement, as set forth in the Joint Stipulation of

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Settlement and Release (hereinafter “Settlement Agreement”) executed by the parties, is fair,

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reasonable, and adequate within the meaning of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(2), under applicable federal

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laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et. seq., and state laws, including

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the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act (Minnesota Stat. § 177.25 et. Seq.), the Ohio Minimum

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Wage Fair Wage Standards Act (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4111.01 et. Seq.), North Dakota

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Overtime Law (N.D. Admin. Code §46-02-07-02(4)), California Labor Code §§ 510, 1194, and

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1198.

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2.

The Court finds that the uncertainty and delay of further litigation strongly

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supports the reasonableness and adequacy of the Settlement Amount established pursuant to the

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Settlement Agreement.

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3.

The Settlement is HEREBY APPROVED in its entirety.

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4.

The payments out of the Settlement Fund shall be disbursed in accordance with the

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Settlement Agreement.
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As provided in the Settlement Agreement, Rule 23 Class Members who did not

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return consent to join and release of claims forms will be bound by the Rule 23 class release,

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dismissed with prejudice and will not be entitled to a distribution under the Settlement

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Agreement.

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6.

This action is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE with each party to bear

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their own attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs except as set forth in the Settlement Agreement.

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Dated: March 19, 2015.

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