Chavez et al v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc.

Filing 180

ORDER ON MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 5/19/16. (napS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/19/2016)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CRELENCIO CHAVEZ, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON MOTION
FOR FINAL APPROVAL

v.
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS, INC.,

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No. C 09-4812 CW

Defendant.
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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This Court's order for preliminary approval required

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Plaintiff to move for entry of Order of Final Approval and

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judgment "as outlined in Paragraphs 7.3.1 and 7.3.2 of the

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Settlement" at least fourteen calendar days prior to the opt out

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deadline.

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requires moving the Court for an order "approving Class Counsel's

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application for an award of attorneys' fees and costs."

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Circuit requires the Court to ensure that the class has "an

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adequate opportunity to review and prepare objections to class

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counsel's completed fee motion."

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Sec. Litig., 618 F.3d 988, 994-95 (9th Cir. 2010); see also In re

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Online DVD-Rental Antitrust Litig., 779 F.3d 934, 954 (9th Cir.

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2015) (holding that a fee motion filing deadline fifteen days

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before the deadline for filing an objection satisfies this

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requirement).

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attorneys' fees and costs.

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Docket No. 175 ¶ 9.

Paragraph 7.3.1 of the Settlement

The Ninth

In re Mercury Interactive Corp.

Plaintiffs did not file timely their motion for

Plaintiffs must submit an amended motion for final approval
that contains each element of the motion as outlined in Paragraph

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7.3.1, including its completed attorneys' fees motion, by Tuesday,

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May 24, 2016.

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all class members stating that the attorneys' fees motion is due

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on May 24, 2016, that class members may file objections to the

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attorneys' fees motion, and that their objections are due within

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twenty days of the date of the mailing of the notice.

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counsel shall cover the claims administrator's costs that relate

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to mailing this new notice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

The claims administrator shall mail a new notice to

Plaintiffs'

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Dated: May 19, 2016
CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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