Hall et al v. Housing Authority of the County of Marin

Filing 93

ORDER OF FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT. by Judge Richard Seeborg (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2014)

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Frank Sommers (State Bar No. 109012)
Andrew Schwartz (State Bar No. 100210)
SOMMERS & SCHWARTZ LLP
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Maura Prendiville (State Bar No. 257514)
LEGAL AID OF MARIN
30 N. San Pedro Road, Suite 220
San Rafael, CA 94903
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Jacquelyn Hall,
Ariana Martinez, Karla Fernandez,
Chavon White, and Esther Williams

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JACQUELYN HALL, ARIANA MARTINEZ,
KARLA FERNANDEZ, CHAVON WHITE,
and ESTHER WILLIAMS for themselves and
all others similarly situated,

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[PROPOSED] ORDER OF FINAL
APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

Plaintiffs,

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Case No.: C 12-04922 RS

Date: July 3, 2014

vs.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY
OF MARIN, and DOES 1 through 100,
INCLUSIVE,

Time: 1:30 p.m.
Dept.: Courtroom 3, 17th Floor

Defendants.
Judge: Honorable Richard Seeborg
Date Action Filed: September 20, 2012

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Trial Date: Not Yet Rescheduled
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[PROPOSED] ORDER OF FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT
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Plaintiffs Jacquelyn Hall, Ariana Martinez, Karla Fernandez, Chavon White, and Esther

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Williams, on behalf of themselves and a proposed class of similarly situated present and former

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Marin Housing Authority tenants and the Housing Authority of the County of Marin (“MHA”) have

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entered into the Settlement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A which would resolve this

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litigation. Plaintiffs have moved for, and MHA has stated that it does not oppose, an order for the

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final approval of the settlement. Class notice having been effected as set forth in the May 15, 2014,

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Order of this Court preliminarily approving the settlement, and this Court having reviewed the two

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only op-outs transmitted in response to the Class Notice, and with no objections to the settlement

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having been transmitted pursuant to the Order of Preliminary Approval, and good cause appearing,

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the Court hereby grants the motion and orders as follows:
1. The Court finds that the proposed settlement and compromise of this action as set forth

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in the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate for settlement class

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members and is hereby approved by the Court.

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2. The Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to the interpretation, implementation, and

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enforcement of the terms of the Settlement Agreement and all orders and judgments

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entered in connection therewith for a two year period after the date of this Order of Final

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Approval of the settlement herein.

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3. The request of Class Counsel for the payment of attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses

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pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, is fair and reasonable and is

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approved by the Court.

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4. Final Judgment should be entered approving the settlement.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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7/3/14
Dated: ___________________

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HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG
U.S. District Court Judge

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