Morales et al v. Unilever United States, Inc.

Filing 79

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 1/9/17 ORDERING that Class Counsel is authorized to reduce the award of Attorneys' Fees to Plaintiffs' Counsel (Dkt. No. 74 , p. 21) by an amount sufficient to ensure that no class member r eceives less than $1 as payment for their approved and timely-filed claim. The Settlements Plan of Allocation (Exhibit A to the Settlement Agreement, Dkt. No. [66-3], at 28-29) is modified to require that no class member receive a settlement pa yment of less than $1, with the additional amount to be paid by a reduction in fees awarded to Plaintiffs' Counsel rather than any reduction in the amount paid to other members of the Settlement Class.The Claims Administrator is authorized to distribute the Settlement during the pendency of the appeal filed by Steven Helfand, which challenges only this Court's award of attorneys' fees. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ALBA MORALES; LAINIE COHEN; LINDA
) CIV. NO. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB
CLAYMAN; and KENNETH DREW, on behalf of )
themselves and others similarly situated,
) [PROPOSED] ORDER
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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CONOPCO, INC., d/b/a UNILEVER,
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Defendant.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Having reviewed the Stipulation of the Parties, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that:
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Class Counsel is authorized to reduce the award of Attorneys’ Fees to Plaintiffs’

Counsel (Dkt. No. 74, p. 21) by an amount sufficient to ensure that no class member receives less
than $1 as payment for their approved and timely-filed claim;
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The Settlement’s Plan of Allocation (Exhibit A to the Settlement Agreement, Dkt.

No. 66-3, at 28-29) is modified to require that no class member receive a settlement payment of less
than $1, with the additional amount to be paid by a reduction in fees awarded to Plaintiffs’ Counsel
rather than any reduction in the amount paid to other members of the Settlement Class.
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The Claims Administrator is authorized to distribute the Settlement during the

pendency of the appeal filed by Steven Helfand, which challenges only this Court’s award of
attorneys’ fees.

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[Proposed] Order; Case No. 2:13-cv-2213 WBS EFB

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 9, 2017

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