Williams, et al v. City of Antioch, et al

Filing 234

ORDER OF DISMISSAL re 232 Joint MOTION to Approve Consent Judgment In Support of Final Approval of Settlement filed by Priscilla Bunton, Mary Ruth Scott, Karen Latreece Coleman, Alyce Denise Payne, City of Antioch, Santeya Danyell Williams. Signed by Judge ARMSTRONG on 4/3/12. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/6/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SANTEYA DANYELL WILLIAMS, MARY
No. C-08-2301 SBA
RUTH SCOTT, KAREN LATREECE
COLEMAN, PRISCILLA BUNTON, and
DISMISSAL ORDER
ALYCE DENISE PAYNE, on behalf of
themselves and all others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
CITY OF ANTIOCH,
Defendant.

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Impact Fund
BRAD SELIGMAN (SBN 083838)
[e-mail]
JOCELYN D. LARKIN (SBN 110817)
125 University Avenue, Suite 102
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 510.845.3654

McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery,
Borges & Ambacher
THOMAS G. BEATTY (SBN 75794)
JAMES V. FITZGERALD, III (SBN
55632)
1211 Newell Avenue, P.O. Box 5288
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 925.939.0203

Bingham McCutchen LLP
FRANK B. KENNAMER (SBN 157844)
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.393.2286

Attorneys for Defendant
CITY OF ANTIOCH

Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights
of the San Francisco Bay Area
OREN M. SELLSTROM (SBN 161074)
131 Steuart Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
American Civil Liberties Union
Foundation of Northern California
ALAN L. SCHLOSSER (SBN 49957)
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]

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Public Advocates, Inc.
RICHARD A. MARCANTONIO (SBN
139619)
131 Steuart Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Covington & Burling LLP
HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. (SBN
172732)
[e-mail]
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.591.6091

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Certified Class
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WHEREAS, on January 6, 2012, Magistrate Judge Corley granted preliminary

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approval of the settlement of this action, embodied in the Settlement Agreement, attached
as Appendix 1 to the Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement;
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2012, Magistrate Judge Corley issued a Report and
Recommendation finding that the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate in all

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respects within the meaning of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e) and applicable law, and thus
recommended that the Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement be granted;
WHEREAS, Magistrate Judge Corley has found that the notice sent to the Class
Members fairly and adequately informed the Class of the terms of the settlement, was

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consistent with Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e) and due process, and was given in the manner

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prescribed by the Settlement Agreement and the Court’s order preliminarily approving

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the settlement;

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WHEREAS, on April 2, 2012, this Court issued an order Accepting Magistrate

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Judge Corley’s Report and Recommendation recommending that the Motion for Final
Approval of Class Action Settlement be granted:

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED THAT:

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In accordance with the Settlement Agreement, this Court hereby enters final

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judgment in this action, and dismisses this action with prejudice.
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2.

The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce the settlement for three years

following the entry of the Final Approval Order. The Court appoints Magistrate Judge

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Corley to consider any claims alleging a violation of the Agreement.
IT IS SO ORDERED

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Dated: 4/3/12

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
United States District Court

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